Mountain Biking the Midwest

Mountain Biking the Midwest
Author: Dave Shepherd
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1996-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781560444589

Fifty-eight rides in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes

Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes
Author: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0899977065

In this edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the Great Lakes rail-trails, home to the most rail-trails in the country. With 113 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through nearly 2300 miles, Rail-Trails Midwest: Great Lakes covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most popular parts of town, such as the 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path, which links Chicago-area suburbs. Others take you back in time for a look at regional history, like Ohio's 11-mile Holmes County Trail. The Midwest has thousands of miles of rail corridor that have been turned into 360 rail-trails in the Great Lakes alone. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities. Many of the level rail-trails are suitable for walking, jogging, bicycling, inline skating, wheelchairs, and horses.

Mountain Bike! the Midwest, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois

Mountain Bike! the Midwest, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
Author: Richard R. Ries
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780897322829

Be the first to open your mountain biking patrons' eyes to the surprising geographic diversity of the Midwest. From vast prairies to rolling, forested hills, and from roaring rivers to tranquil lakes, the Midwest is much more than cornfields! Newly revised and expanded to include 96 rides throughout Illinois. Indiana, and Ohio, Mountain Bike! The Midwest will dazzle fat-tire buffs with its array of excellent off-road tours. From challenging single-track ascents to leisurely jaunts along white, sandy beaches, bikers will find trails to fit all skill levels and tastes. Authors Richard Ries and Dave Shepherd save bikers precious time by leading them straight to the classic trails in the Midwest. Enthusiasts will find tours in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys, Chicago-area forest preserves, and Shawnee, Hoosier, and Wayne National Forests, among other exciting areas. Riders will also appreciate a few new elements in this edition -- concise, at-a-glance key information at the beginning of each route profiled and handy ride recommendations for special interest groups.

Biking Illinois

Biking Illinois
Author: David Johnsen
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781931599641

From Chicago's magnificent lakefront to the mountain trails of the Shawnee National Forest, no state has more varied terrain for the cyclist than Illinois. Large, full-detail maps guide you confidently on city streets or prairie back roads, and concise, entertaining trail descriptions make your bicycle adventure come alive. Includes 60 rides for cyclists of all ability levels, tips on where to find water, snacks, lodging, repairs, fascinating notes that help you appreciate the nature and history along the trail, and much more.

The American Midwest

The American Midwest
Author: Andrew R. L. Cayton
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 1918
Release: 2006-11-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0253003490

This first-ever encyclopedia of the Midwest seeks to embrace this large and diverse area, to give it voice, and help define its distinctive character. Organized by topic, it encourages readers to reflect upon the region as a whole. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. There are portraits of each of the region's twelve states, followed by entries on society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life. The book offers a wealth of information about the region's surprising ethnic diversity -- a vast array of foods, languages, styles, religions, and customs -- plus well-informed essays on the region's history, culture and values, and conflicts. A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination.

Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, & Ohio

Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, & Ohio
Author: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0899978495

Across the country, more than 1600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this updated guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the finest rail-trails plus other great multiuse trails in three Midwestern states. Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio covers more than 70 trails in the region. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of towns. Others, such as the 20-mile Sam Vadalabene Great River Road Bike Trail, travel along lush waterways, dramatic bluffs, and steep hills. The Monoon Trail in Indiana highlights the best of midwestern rail-trails by stitching together neighborhoods, recreational facilities, schools, and cultural centers between Indianapolis and Carmel. Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio lets readers enjoy the serenity of the rural countryside along the Midwest's many great multiuse trails. This full-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.