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Each week (May-June) a new route will be published for you to ride whenever it is convenient for you. The goal is to introduce you to a new bicycle facility or route in a new part of the community. Each ride will present a new challenge or opportunity to get you feeling more comfortable bicycling in more situations. You will be introduced to new parks, neighborhoods, and adventures.
Before you go:
· Make sure your tires are inflated and your brakes work.
· Wear a helmet and a light-colored shirt.
· A bike bell is always helpful for trail riding to let others know you wish to pass.
· Remember to ride to the right; pass on the left. Be courteous.
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You can find a helpful one-page guide called “Bicycling Rules of the Road” here: https://www.mpojc.org/resources/publications. The guide is provided in 6 languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Swahili.
Now get rolling!
Before you go:
· Make sure your tires are inflated and your brakes work.
· Wear a helmet and a light-colored shirt.
· A bike bell is always helpful for trail riding to let others know you wish to pass.
· Remember to ride to the right; pass on the left. Be courteous.
·
You can find a helpful one-page guide called “Bicycling Rules of the Road” here: https://www.mpojc.org/resources/publications. The guide is provided in 6 languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Swahili.
Now get rolling!
#5 Ice Cream Ride
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#4 Ride Around Campus
This ride circles "around" the University of Iowa Campus and Manville Heights, providing a combination of trails, sidepaths, and on-street riding. The street riding will be mostly in bike lanes (Melrose Avenue and Clinton Streets) or on very low traffic streets (Normandy Drive and Myrtle Avenue). If you are still feeling a little uneasy about riding on the street, consider an early Saturday or Sunday morning ride. Bring a friend or family member along as riding in a pair or groups will help you feel more confident AND make you more visible.
You also have the option of taking the shortened route through the health sciences campus shown in gold on the map. This is a kind of fun ride, especially if this is not a part of campus you are familiar with. Because you will be on sidewalk and shared paths, take a slower approach. Remember to yield pedestrians in these shared spaces and/or dismount on the pedestrian bridge over Riverside Drive, if necessary.
This modified route (through campus) is just over 5 miles.
The full route is just over 6 miles.
You also have the option of taking the shortened route through the health sciences campus shown in gold on the map. This is a kind of fun ride, especially if this is not a part of campus you are familiar with. Because you will be on sidewalk and shared paths, take a slower approach. Remember to yield pedestrians in these shared spaces and/or dismount on the pedestrian bridge over Riverside Drive, if necessary.
This modified route (through campus) is just over 5 miles.
The full route is just over 6 miles.
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#3 Clear Creek Trail
Third Week--New Challenge!
A little bit of everything! That is what the Clear Creek Trail has to offer. There are a few hills between the Ned Ashton Cross Country Course and Camp Cardinal Blvd. but the rest of the trail is pretty flat. Along the way you’ll ride through woodlands, wetland, and prairie. Stop off to try mountain biking or the pump track if you are up to it. At the west end of the ride, you can see the Creekside Cross Cyclocross Park. It is closed now so the course can dry out; the course opens in July. Also, note that the Clear Creek Trail will be extended in 2002, running under I80/380 to Tiffin. From Tiffin, the trail continues west all the way to Kent Park. (Think of this as training for future summers when you can ride to Kent Park for a swim before riding home!)
On the way back, take the north fork (left) at Ned Ashton to head up 12th Avenue and then back on 5th Street, which is a low-traffic street. There are several great food stops along the way where you can get takeout—doughnuts, smoothies, empanadas, tacos!
From 5th Street, take the Biscuit Creek Trail south just after the old schoolhouse. You will be able to cross under 2nd Street and then ride through the Rainbow Tunnel under the Iowa Interstate Railroad, which leads to a surprisingly nice little wetland area. You’ll be glad you tried this route as future rides will make use of this little-known route.
Be sure to snap a photo along the way and post with #ICBikeride.
A little bit of everything! That is what the Clear Creek Trail has to offer. There are a few hills between the Ned Ashton Cross Country Course and Camp Cardinal Blvd. but the rest of the trail is pretty flat. Along the way you’ll ride through woodlands, wetland, and prairie. Stop off to try mountain biking or the pump track if you are up to it. At the west end of the ride, you can see the Creekside Cross Cyclocross Park. It is closed now so the course can dry out; the course opens in July. Also, note that the Clear Creek Trail will be extended in 2002, running under I80/380 to Tiffin. From Tiffin, the trail continues west all the way to Kent Park. (Think of this as training for future summers when you can ride to Kent Park for a swim before riding home!)
On the way back, take the north fork (left) at Ned Ashton to head up 12th Avenue and then back on 5th Street, which is a low-traffic street. There are several great food stops along the way where you can get takeout—doughnuts, smoothies, empanadas, tacos!
From 5th Street, take the Biscuit Creek Trail south just after the old schoolhouse. You will be able to cross under 2nd Street and then ride through the Rainbow Tunnel under the Iowa Interstate Railroad, which leads to a surprisingly nice little wetland area. You’ll be glad you tried this route as future rides will make use of this little-known route.
Be sure to snap a photo along the way and post with #ICBikeride.
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