Routes / Central-Southern IL/IN Week Long Trip Suggestions
« on: May 11, 2017, 10:20:52 am »1) Doing the Katy trail out and back. Starting point is about 2 1/2 hours from home. Pros are no traffic, lots of camping available and plenty of places to stop. Cons are riding close to 500 miles with no pavement, which is only a small issue to me.
2) Route 66, starting in the Bloomington, IL area and riding somewhere west of St. Louis. I would have my wife drop me off at the start and pick me up at the end. Pros are lots of history, restaurants and no lack of sights to see. On the other hand, I've heard traffic and road conditions through Illinois are not optimal. I also haven't looked much into camping options.
3) Riding through Brown County, IN. Haven't looked into this much, but have spent some time there and it looks like it would have some great cycling opportunities.
Thoughts and suggestions?