North Branch Trail

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Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on March 31, 2014 at 12:59pm

The warnings were great and that is one reason I took a detour around it.  :-)

Yasmeen said:

I took a picture of the tunnel. It was really bad. The great thing about yesterday? Every cyclist was giving everyone heading to the tunnel warnings so that they wouldn't unknowingly ride into it.

Gopher Biker said:

I rode it on Sunday with one of my daughter's from Dempster to the Botanic Gardens - shortly before you get to Happ there is a 20-30 yard stretch that is completely covered and the tunnel, reportedly, under the Edens is very icy (we detoured up to Winnetka Road). Also near the Gardens there are several spots that are still covered.

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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on March 31, 2014 at 1:32pm

North Branch of the Chicago river dirt trail :)  

Kelvin Mulcky said:

Which trail are you talking about?

Apie (10.6) said:

I rode the trail from Central south to Pulaski yesterday, and it was obviously crazy muddy, but super fun.  I'll have to do some trail maintenance in a few weeks, there are a few trees that need to be moved off the trail

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Permalink Reply by Tom Z on March 31, 2014 at 7:08pm

That looks like a DOT problem with drainage. Something may be clogged, the tunnel shouldn't be holding water.  Are there any signs or plates on the wall indicating what agency is responsible? They should be contacted to clear the problem.

Gopher Biker said:

The warnings were great and that is one reason I took a detour around it.  :-)

Yasmeen said:

I took a picture of the tunnel. It was really bad. The great thing about yesterday? Every cyclist was giving everyone heading to the tunnel warnings so that they wouldn't unknowingly ride into it.

Gopher Biker said:

I rode it on Sunday with one of my daughter's from Dempster to the Botanic Gardens - shortly before you get to Happ there is a 20-30 yard stretch that is completely covered and the tunnel, reportedly, under the Edens is very icy (we detoured up to Winnetka Road). Also near the Gardens there are several spots that are still covered.

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Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on March 31, 2014 at 9:42pm

Clear from Dempster Street in Morton Grove all the way to Devon on the Red Trail.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 2, 2014 at 10:24am

My dad broke his hip on the Green Bay Trail last year riding to work one morning.  It was  65 degrees out and still icey under the canopy of trees. 

If only he has someone to warn him (someone had posted a warning on a thread here the day before).

He started riding soon after and a year later is back to riding to work!  

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Permalink Reply by Rich S on April 7, 2014 at 2:23pm

Took the trail yesterday and that tunnel still has a patch of ice about 20 feet long and a good several inches thick. Use caution going through there. Other than that the trail was fantastic from Devon/Caldwell all the way to Botanical Gardens. 

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