Calendar.Fast (15-17 mph)
Status: Confirmed
Pace: Fast
Distance: 72 Miles
Start Location: Village Green, Northbrook, IL
Leader: Jeff Miller
Start: Village Green Park in Northbrook (corner of Walters & Meadow). If you drive many streets have parking restrictions. There is a parking lot on Walters just southeast of the park where you should be able to park.
We will ride through the rolling hills of Barrington Hills passing horse farms and mansions. After Barrington our route continues along the scenic Fox River then onto the Prairie & Fox River Bike Trails - which are flat nicely paved and frequently shaded by a canopy of trees. Lunch will be at a small cafe along the bike path in East Dundee. After lunch we return on the bike trail and then onto some different hills and more horse farms and mansions. The pace will be Fast (15-17 mph). If there is enough interest and another leader, there may also be a separate Fast Plus group. Anyone looking for a longer ride can start at Panera in Wilmette at 7 am and meet us in Northbrook for a total of 90 miles.