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Permalink Reply by Alex on July 18, 2013 at 7:47am

Just before the Burnham Greenway unceremoniously spits you out onto Avenue O, you can hang a left off the path to get to the park road that runs around Wolf Lake - follow that south and it will spit you out onto 130th by Avenue N and you can make your way around neighborhood streets in Hegewisch from there. 

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Permalink Reply by Darin on July 18, 2013 at 8:14am

He needs from hegewisch to 130th and Dan Ryan.  My recommendation is go to Sibley (147th) Via Avenue O and Ride west to Indiana avenue north and come up that way.  Its much Safer then say 103rd / 111th / 115th and Michigan way. Until 130th construction is completed in 3 years its going to be a cluster over there constantly.

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Permalink Reply by Darin on July 18, 2013 at 8:20am

Oh and just a note 130th after the construction is completed will have a bike lane in each direction all the way to the bishop ford (where the red line extension will end)

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 18, 2013 at 8:30am

This is what Perimeter Ride uses to go from Wolf Lake to Pullman.

ETA: New Google maps is a little rough. It wont let me post a URL of a route map, apparently.

What I meant to show you was: From Wolf Lake, go West on 126th, North on Torrance, West on Stony Island Ave, Southwest on Doty Ave. Ride past the overpass over Bishop Ford then go North onto on ramp and West on 111th.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 18, 2013 at 9:50am

Going west on 130th across the Bishop Ford is very hazardous - lots of big trucks, and not a lot of road space. I've had to do it on occasion, and I don't recommend it.  There is NO route to Altgeld that doesn't involve at least one hazardous section.  Doty is rideable, with occasional craters, which tend to be very visible.  You generally get plenty of warning of trucks coming. There's also lots of golf traffic near 111th-115th.

I've mapped a few options here.  No matter which way you go, there will be industrial sections with truck traffic, and areas with high speed traffic. It's tough to completely avoid those areas if you're riding any distance on the far south side.  I've included much of the Major Taylor Trail, which is very useful for going from Altgeld to Working Bikes.  I included place markers for some parks along the way that have bathrooms and drinking fountains.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Fitz, Scrabblor on July 18, 2013 at 11:28am

" There is NO route to Altgeld that doesn't involve at least one hazardous section. "

That's entirely true, Anne!  I really appreciate all the suggestions and will pass this maps along to our instructor, sarai, as well.  It's tricky making fun group rides that actually leave the development.   What's the major taylor trail like south of 127th?  

For what it's worth, I really enjoyed the major taylor part of my ride yesterday.   someday I might have to be more of a friend to that path...

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 19, 2013 at 3:25am

What's the major taylor trail like south of 127th? 

Closer to 127th, the space is a bit narrow, between a wall dividing the trail from industrial property and people's yards.  Then the trail rises towards the bridge over the river.  This section has a lot of native plants and gets a bit overgrown at times. We often see wildlife and boats from the bridge.  Whistler Woods is shady and beautiful - lots of frogs in spring, plenty of birds, deer and other wildlife.

For what it's worth, I really enjoyed the major taylor part of my ride yesterday.  

Glad to hear it.  I've enjoyed a lot of rides there over the last several years.

someday I might have to be more of a friend to that path...

We're always glad to see folks riding there, on one of our rides or otherwise. 

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