Although I have not personally been out on any new bike trails recently (to report on) one our our website visitors had just ridden the Illinois Great River Trail ~ from Moline to Savanna, Illinois ~ and was nice enough to share his detailed (57 mile) ride information with us.

I was actually just looking into riding this trail a little while back so I was very interested in hearing what this trail was like. Our website visitor, Carlos of Chicago, initially sent a brief email telling me of his recent ride on the Great River Trail. I asked for a little more detail (just to see if it was a trail that I may want to ride sometime) and I was quite surprised at the detailed ride report that I received!

I received a well written and very detailed description of his ride(s) on the GRT and even a few photos taken from the trail and surrounding area. I asked Carlos if it was OK to post his article and photos and he agreed that it would be OK.

Here is a link to the NEW Illinois Great River Trail Ride Report and Photos that we just received and posted.

I often see this trail refereed to as simply “The Great River Trail” but I remember posting another bike trail article on the Great River Trail, in Wisconsin, some years back, that also runs along the Mississippi from the Onalaska to Marshland in Wisconsin, which is why I usually specify that this is the Illinois Great River Trail.

I hope you enjoy the new Great River Trail article and thank you Carlos for sharing this information with us!