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In Topic: Shrewsbury to Westport
26 March 2013 - 09:17 AM
cleeland, on 26 March 2013 - 08:38 AM, said:
cgilker, on 25 March 2013 - 06:02 PM, said:
Nothing wrong with that route - I have been on every one of those roads. But you cross some major streets and / or turn left at several unsignaled intersections; I try to avoid that as much as possible. This is how I would go from Shrewsbury to Westport (route) - admittedly longer (by one mile), but I can confidently say that all left turns (or anything that I would call a major intersection) is signaled (except maybe the last two lefts - I simply can't recall). I have also ridden my bike on all of these roads, even the short section on Olive.
Interesting route, especially the stuff towards the northwest. I've never ridden those roads and am interested in giving it a shot.
Two changes I would make for myself:
1. not riding on Berry in the morning--it's two lanes and, as recently as December, crappy surface. I'd prefer Brentwood all the way to Litzinger or to Manchester then over High School to Litzinger.
2. rather than taking Warson all the way to clayton, turn on litzinger and head out to Lindbergh, then north to Clayton and make the left. This saves you from having to do a few hills in morning traffic, and lindbergh is also multiple lanes. The volume on that short stretch is not so huge that you'll be swallowed, and it's still a protected left turn onto Clayton.
Agree these are good choices too. Berry can get busy at times (there is a middle school there, for example). The point on Litzinger is also good - you are trading a few hills on Warson for a busy stretch on Londbergh. Again, I have done both, and neither troubles me much in terms of traffic. I this this is Cleeland's suggested route.
