Ted Villaire

Best Bike Rides Chicago (eBook, ePUB)

The Greatest Recreational Rides In The Metro Area

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written for the cyclists of all stripes, Best Bikes Rides Near Chicago marks the debut of a new series that offers a diverse array of scenic tours in some of America's largest urban destinationsfrom easy excursions for the Sunday cyclist to challenging treks for the veteran. Here, veteran author and cyclist Ted Villaire presents 35 diverse rides in and around the Windy City.

As amply demonstrated by this guide, Chicago's heritage as a transportation hub has reaped huge rewards for local cyclists. Twenty miles of lakeshore parkland and an elaborate system of leafy boulevards connect a series of mega-parks throughout the city. Coupled with this is an ever-expanding cycling infrastructure featuring more than 100 miles of bikes lanes. The Illinois Prairie Path, which runs between the Des Plaines River and Wheaton, was one of the first linear trails in the nation converted from a railroad lineand today it is part of the most extensive collection of rail trails in the Midwest, perhaps the nation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461746485
• Artikelnr.: 42713453

Autorenporträt

Ted Villaire is the author of Road Biking Illinois and Best Rail Trails Illinois (both FalconGuides) as well as 60 Hikes with 60 Miles: Chicago. He is also a regular contributor to the Backpacker magazine website, backpacker.com.