"Follow-up: Lakefront path was clear from Ardmore to 71st. No problems at all during my ride at 8:45-10:15am."
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Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Eliezer Appleton Oct 11, 2010.
Robert McClory Trail Map?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Matt M. Jul 30, 2009.
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Eliezer Appleton replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'
pjc jr replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'"Agreed! Really was disappointed I couldn't get all the way down to PromPoint."
Michael A replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'"I started out at Jackson and headed north,the path was all clear, peaceful and such a beautiful night."
pjc jr replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'"I was out last night as well and could only travel so far south. But I think that had to do with a presidential visit or something of that caliber?"
Michael A replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'"Balbo is closed, blocking access to the lfp from the west.. as I found out last night
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Active Transportation Alliance replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'"Hey all,
We checked into this with the Mayor's Office of Special Events and found out that the Marathon course does not go on the Lakefront Trail.
We do anticipate that traffic on the trail may be heavier because of people traveling to and…"
Tank-Ridin' Ryan replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Is the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?'"http://www.activetrans.org/lakefront
Sunday, October 10
Chicago Marathon, Grant Park, 6am-4pm
ATA, can we get some news on whether the trail will be used for any part of the marathon or if it's just suggested as a viewing point?"
Eliezer Appleton posted a discussionIs the lakefront trail closed for the marathon?
Does anyone know whether the lakefront bike path is closed at any point for the Chicago Marathon this Sunday?
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Matt M. replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Robert McClory Trail Map?'"Ya! Google Earth is great! On a Mac and on Windows you can do a screen capture - in Windows it's "CTRL-ALT-PRTSCN", then head to Photoshop, Paint, or your favorite image editing software and hit "PASTE" under the…"
Eliezer Appleton replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Robert McClory Trail Map?'"Thanks for the links, Matt.
For the record, I did search the forum before I posted my question and I found at least one of your posts of links. However, I'm still looking for a more detailed map of the McClory path. The pdf provided by Lake…"
Matt M. replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Robert McClory Trail Map?'"Super big sigggghhhhh..... I've posted this info again and again. The official maps are as follows:
Lake County bike map, Robert McClory…"
envane (69 furlongs) replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Robert McClory Trail Map?'"Trails are all crushed gravel from North Chicago on. You'll have to ride on streets to connect to trails in Kenosha and Racine. Riding through North Chicago and Waukegan is really, really dreary. The time it will take depends on how good of a…"
Alan Ortiz replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Robert McClory Trail Map?'"Cool. What's the name of the Wisconsin portion of the trail? Can you share expectations and estimates (e.g. times, terrain conditions) from your experience on that trip?"
envane (69 furlongs) replied to Eliezer Appleton's discussion 'Robert McClory Trail Map?'"Attached is the route we look for the Milwaukee 2.0 trip a few weeks back.
From Kenosha to Milwaukee there are trails nearer to the lake which we did not take in the interest of time. Also, if you dont mind a few extra miles, ride the Kenosha…"
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- What I ride:
- Road
- The kind of riding I do:
- Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Distance, Around Town
2009 Biking Goal
My 2009 goal is to visit each of the 77 community areas of Chicago via bike. I live on the far, far north side, so some of those far south side neighborhoods will be a challenge. I do make an annual pilgrimage to East Side and sometimes Hegewisch, usually on Memorial Day or July Fourth weekends.
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