Living were I do, I can ride across 1 bridge & be in Illinois in 20 miles.
One of my favorite rides is through Alton, IL going along the Mississippi river's Great River Road up to Grafton, IL & to a couple of great lunch spots, 1 being a very friendly biker bar called the Hawg Pit, but I opted for fresh buffalo fish at Beasleys.
If you ride past Grafton about 5 miles, there's a ferry that will take you across the Mississippi for FREE & you have about a 50 mile ride to get back were you started. There is also a great state park, Pere Marquette, were you can ride up through the bluffs to a great lookout area were you can see where the Missouri & Mississippi rivers meet.
Great ride, great fresh fish lunch, but my goodness, it was hot!
One of my favorite rides is through Alton, IL going along the Mississippi river's Great River Road up to Grafton, IL & to a couple of great lunch spots, 1 being a very friendly biker bar called the Hawg Pit, but I opted for fresh buffalo fish at Beasleys.
If you ride past Grafton about 5 miles, there's a ferry that will take you across the Mississippi for FREE & you have about a 50 mile ride to get back were you started. There is also a great state park, Pere Marquette, were you can ride up through the bluffs to a great lookout area were you can see where the Missouri & Mississippi rivers meet.
Great ride, great fresh fish lunch, but my goodness, it was hot!