9:00 AM MEET, 9:30 AM WE RIDE!

We plan on meeting and parking just South of the Southwest corner of Butterfield Road (Route 56) and Winfield Road just off of Winfield Road in Warrenville -- at the Illinois Prairie Path. The bike ride will encompass 3 different forest preserves: Blackwell, Herrick Lake, and Danada. Each of these areas have unique trails, points of interest and are all interlinked by bike trails - see the separate trail maps below. The bike ride should be approximately 15 to 20 leisurely miles on crushed limestone (for the die-hard bikers there are other extended trails and the Illinois Prairie Path). Late morning we'll break in the Danada area for a light lunch or a snack. After we're finished biking, around 1 o-clock, we are invited to stop over to Karl and Shari Winter's house to take a refreshing dip in their beautiful swimming pool until 6 PM - see the map below for directions. Here are some things that you might want to bring on the ride:

BICYCLE LOCK • WATER BOTTLE • MONEY • SPARE INNER TUBE • 2-WAY RADIO

HELMET & SEAT BAG or RACK (FOR CARRYING THE ABOVE)

(for swimming afterwards bring: a swimsuit, a towel, your own beverages and snacks)

For the Talkabout 2-way radio fans, we will be jabbering on channel 7 / band 7.

Just show up, meet the group, and ride (SHOW AND GO).

For more information contact Jerry Klaetsch 630-355-2656 or
email at SkiSanctuary@hotmail.com.

For an informative website and more details about these bike trails click here.

Map of Blackwell Forest Preserve trails and where we're meeting just South of Route 56 just off of Winfield Road in Warrenville (look at the map - just above the 1st "r" in the word "Warrenville Grove").

Map of Herrick Lake trails

Map of Danada trails

Map and directions to Karl and Shari Winter's house at 1s681 Ardennes Court, Winfield, 60190 - (phone 630-231-3142) -- take Winfield Road North to the first street after Mack Road (traffic signal intersection) which is Purnell Road, then turn left onto Purnell Road for a third of a mile, turn left onto Verdun Drive for a tenth of a mile and then turn right onto Ardennes Court to the end of the cul-de-sac.