Comments on: The Mississippi River Trail http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/the-mississippi-river-trail/ Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bicycle Touring Pro http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/the-mississippi-river-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-16725 Bicycle Touring Pro Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:26:55 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=842#comment-16725 I have not ridden this exact route myself, but I rode a similar route from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA and it took me 30 days at a leisurely pace. I have not ridden this exact route myself, but I rode a similar route from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA and it took me 30 days at a leisurely pace.

]]> By: tedstur http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/the-mississippi-river-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-16723 tedstur Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:49:29 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=842#comment-16723 I am thinking about riding the MRT this coming summer. I see one traveler above took 45 days to complete it. How many days do you think it will take to ride this route from Itasca to NO? I am thinking about riding the MRT this coming summer. I see one traveler above took 45 days to complete it. How many days do you think it will take to ride this route from Itasca to NO?

]]> By: tombuoye http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/the-mississippi-river-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-11553 tombuoye Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:03:42 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=842#comment-11553 Just rode from Hannibal MO to NOLA in Oct, 2011 Great ride, great roads and drivers IMHO. Two things: Do not stay at the Pleasant View Motel in Arnold. Really. The dirtest, most disgusting motel i've even been in. Put newspaper down on the 'carpet' to walk around. I've stayed at many older, small motels, including the Deluxe Inn in Vicksburg and the Levee Inn in Greenville Tn, but the PV was beyond the pale. If there was room for me to set up my tent i would have. The manager was amazed that the PV was in a book, and even came knocking at the door to find out what book referenced the PV. I was out of options, an hour after dark, raining....... The MBT around/near the St Louse airport is closed. Between Tassig road and Missouri Bottom road off of SH 370, you have to ride on SH 370 to the MBR exit. MBR is washer out between Tassig and Leafcreast. I spent 45 minutes trying to find a way around the closure until a fellow biker helped me out. The route St Charles to Arnold should read Mile 4. instead of L onto Tassig Rd, L onto SH 370 ~1.0mi Exit Missouri Bottom Rd (after junctioon w/ I 270 Hopefully someone will find this useful Just rode from Hannibal MO to NOLA in Oct, 2011 Great ride, great roads and drivers IMHO.
Two things:
Do not stay at the Pleasant View Motel in Arnold. Really. The dirtest, most disgusting motel i’ve even been in. Put newspaper down on the ‘carpet’ to walk around. I’ve stayed at many older, small motels, including the Deluxe Inn in Vicksburg and the Levee Inn in Greenville Tn, but the PV was beyond the pale. If there was room for me to set up my tent i would have. The manager was amazed that the PV was in a book, and even came knocking at the door to find out what book referenced the PV. I was out of options, an hour after dark, raining…….

The MBT around/near the St Louse airport is closed. Between Tassig road and Missouri Bottom road off of SH 370, you have to ride on SH 370 to the MBR exit. MBR is washer out between Tassig and Leafcreast. I spent 45 minutes trying to find a way around the closure until a fellow biker helped me out.

The route St Charles to Arnold should read Mile 4.
instead of L onto Tassig Rd, L onto SH 370 ~1.0mi
Exit Missouri Bottom Rd (after junctioon w/ I 270

Hopefully someone will find this useful

]]> By: Fletcher Moore http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/the-mississippi-river-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-11329 Fletcher Moore Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:04:38 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=842#comment-11329 Rode the whole trail in July. I have some notes that will probably be of use to the book — most importantly you can't get to the south side of the I-55 bridge in Memphis by going by the primitive trail by the church any longer — it's completely grown over. That crossing, or more particularly, trekking along the side of the interstate just past the bridge, was a freaking nightmare. Overall though, it was a fun trip. I have no idea how to get my certificate. The MRT website looks like it receives attention about once every two years. Rode the whole trail in July. I have some notes that will probably be of use to the book — most importantly you can’t get to the south side of the I-55 bridge in Memphis by going by the primitive trail by the church any longer — it’s completely grown over. That crossing, or more particularly, trekking along the side of the interstate just past the bridge, was a freaking nightmare.

Overall though, it was a fun trip. I have no idea how to get my certificate. The MRT website looks like it receives attention about once every two years.

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