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[Tom P]

I grew up in Wildwood, but now live in Chicago. I'm coming back to town this weekend and want to get in a hard ride Saturday morning (I don't have much opportunity for hills in chi-town). I did some searching on mapmyride and ridewithgps and found this route, that I slightly modified to take a detour through my old neighborhood and by the house I grew up in. Looks like a fun and challenging route.

Here's the route: http://ridewithgps.c...WbAisjroP1mWE90

Anyway, it's been many years since I've driven, let along biked, many of these roads so just looking to see if there is anything I should be aware of from a safety standpoint and if this is a good route - such as blind corners, dangerous drivers, flooding, etc. I am hoping to start riding by 7am at the latest, if that makes a difference in any of the watch-outs. I remember taking the Allenton 6 Flags rd to Six Flags as a kid, and thinking it could potentially be sketchy. Happy to hear any suggested modifications - looking to keep it around 50-miles; that's about all I'll have time for.

Thanks,
Tom

[rich pierce]

Seems convoluted especially in the beginning but if you know those streets, cool.  I like this better.  http://www.mapmyride...r-route-6298554

Edited by rich pierce, Yesterday, 03:32 PM.

[zez]

Looks like a fun ride! Enjoy! Hardt has 1 or 2 corners with weird cambers and radius, but that's probably just me since I've only ever ridden it in the dark. I wouldn't worry about it. Seems like that route avoids all the blind corners and stops that I know of.

[Tom P]

Thanks guys.