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Weekday Road Rides

6 AM-Crack of Dawn Road Rides  Every Monday-Friday  

(Year round when when the temp is above 40 & road dry.)
Description and maps:

Meet at  Family Video Store, 414 Lone Oak Rd, (used to be Hardees)
Paducah, KY 42001, beside Paducah Middle School,
Ride for 60 to 75 minutes.

There's a different route for each day of the week.
Pace varies depending on who shows up. 
Fridays are the most laidback, and best for first-timers.

Lights are needed during months when sunrise is later than 6 AM.

Info: Hutch: 270-442-0751 or hutch@bikeworldky.com

Everyday-Year Round
 
Paducah's Greenway Trail
Noble Park (entrance above) 2801 Park Ave to Stuart Nelson Park                       

To say this little trail is beautiful doesn’t do it justice. 
Paducah Parks has produced a jewel!!
(Due to Wetland rules, it’s not paved, but it's hard packed.)        
No matter-it’s a delight!  We’re so love-struck with the place.
Get on it behind the skatepark and ball fields at
Paducah's Noble Park.

The Tunnel Hill Trail at Vienna, IL. Converted rail road tracks winds through

forest and countryside. No motor vehicle traffic. No charge.
Exit 16 off I-24 in IL. Just follow the signs.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,  Thursday Road Rides
Mid-March-October. 

Group Rides Sponsored by Chain Reaction Cycling Club

Distances vary slightly depending on the day of week , but on each route, riders
can chose between 3 lengths, the shortest is 12-14 miles; middle 20-25 miles
and the longest 28-32 miles. All routes are marked.  Riders with many different speed capabilities participate, so the group does not stay together.  Everyone rides
at their own pace. Nearly everyone ends up finding someone
pedaling at about their speed. Directional arrows are marked
on the roads. Some Route Maps posted here:  www.crcc.net

Description and Directions to Ride Starts:
Mondays - Flat. The best ride for beginners.  One of the regulars 
(usually Martha) brings up the rear so even if you haven't
had much riding experience, you won't get left behind.
Ride for an hour to 75 minutes..  

Meet and park behind the empty buildings at 4345 Cairo Rd.
Paducah. (Used to be the  Higdon McBride Furniture Store buildings)
From I-24 Take Exit 3. Turn East (toward Paducah).
Go 1 mile. Higdon McBride Furniture Store is on left.

Tuesdays -  Rolling

Start from: Information Age Park's  Hickman Court.
From I-24 Take exit 4. (Mall area)
Turn West on Hwy 60 (away from Paducah)
Go about 1 mile and turn left, following Information Age
Park directional signs. Park at Hickman Court
(the vacant cul-de-sac next to the construction contractor's

building.) The route is marked with options so riders
can choose to ride at their own pace and distance.

Wednesday -Rolling to downright Hilly
Some regulars use this as their "Fast Ride,"  the hardest workout
of the week.  Great for testing endurance and
tracking personal improvement.
Start from: Information Age Park's  Hickman Court.
From I-24 Take exit 4. (Mall area)
Turn West on Hwy 60 (away from Paducah)
Go about 1 mile and turn left, following Information Age
Park directional signs. Park at Hickman Court
(the vacant cul-de-sac next to the construction contractor's

building.)

Thursday-The Art of Cycling Ride

Leaving from the parking lot of the 1025 Gallery, at 1025 Jefferson Street.                
Ride 14 miles of flat road or add on another 4 miles of hills
for a total of 18 miles through the good, the bad, the beautiful and the not so pretty too- a little of everything.
Arrive at 6 p.m. By 6:05  we ride. The marked course will take us  through urban, industrial and rural landscapes. The cool down rides encompasses
Paducah’s beautiful river front murals and a short ride through Lowertown’s art district before returning to Gallery 1025.  Afterwards, hook up with fellow riders for dinner or a beer at Fat Moe’s or other downtown eateries.
Points of interest on route: The 1909 Humane Society horse watering fountain, old Jetton school, Katterjohn Pharmacy est. 1916 (where they still serve 8oz. cokes in the little glass bottles,) Beasley Marble & Granite Co. est. 1879, the south railroad yards,
beautiful rolling hills with horses, goats, bluebirds & wildflowers,
Murrel Blvd. Christian Church, Historic Hotel Metropolitan est. 1909,
Crounce Corporation Headquarters, Carson Center, Robert Daffordy’s
Flood wall murals, Sunset view of the Ohio river and charming
Lowertown arts district.

Thursday-Reidland area Road Ride
Rolling to flat back roads
Start at English's Sewing Center parking lot in Reidland, located on US 68,
(about mile south of US.62 or a mile north of I-24) exit 16 on US 68.
The route will head east toward Calvert City on rolling to flat back roads.
15 and 24 mile routes marked. Contact Craig Brown,
Craig.Brown@wacker.com or 270-898-8612

             
Saturdays & Sundays

There are usually impromptu rides, and often
 major "Event" rides. See Events  Call the
*Chain Reaction ride line, 270/442-0751, or
 check at BikeWorld on Friday and Saturday afternoon. 
 270-442-0751



*Chain Reaction Cycling Club welcomes all riders.  You don't
  have to be a CRCC member to come ride.  However,
  without Chain Reaction the number and quality of rides
  offered would not be possible.  If you like having organized
  rides available, we encourage you to join Chain Reaction.
  Membership applications are available at BikeWorld
  or at www.CRCC.net  .