old Illinois Central rail bed, Polo, Il
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Absolutely beautiful!
Be careful though, those are the kind of roads where Bigfoot is typically sited. :mrgreen:
Cheers,
Dr. T
Be careful though, those are the kind of roads where Bigfoot is typically sited. :mrgreen:
Cheers,
Dr. T
...it had been abandoned for years since the IL Central went out of service.
the Dixon, Il park district bought up what they could and turned it into a bike/walking path. It's never been surfaced, just rails/ties removed and smooth graded gravel. The Dixon park district mows and maintains it.
one nice thing are all the trees; in the Summer it's nice and cool, in the cold months they serve as a nice windbreak, especially where the rail line was cut out and has the higher earthen sides. There are a lot of areas where there are steep sides dropping down; I'll get more pics.
the Dixon, Il park district bought up what they could and turned it into a bike/walking path. It's never been surfaced, just rails/ties removed and smooth graded gravel. The Dixon park district mows and maintains it.
one nice thing are all the trees; in the Summer it's nice and cool, in the cold months they serve as a nice windbreak, especially where the rail line was cut out and has the higher earthen sides. There are a lot of areas where there are steep sides dropping down; I'll get more pics.
Looks like a nice place to ride.
