{"id":10,"date":"2008-04-06T12:10:22","date_gmt":"2008-04-06T16:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2008-04-06T12:10:22","modified_gmt":"2008-04-06T16:10:22","slug":"route-to-metro-parkway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2008\/04\/06\/route-to-metro-parkway\/","title":{"rendered":"Route to Metro Parkway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After shipping off Mark’s P3 yesterday I decided to go for a bit of a bike ride. With the finally-like-spring weather here in SE Michigan (57\u00b0) I was actually able to wear a light shirt, biking shorts (baggies), and proper biking shoes while riding.<\/p>\n

I first headed down Schoenherr with the intention of riding to Metro Parkway, but I soon found that sidewalk \/ pathway abruptly ends just north of Clinton River Road. That means that one of the largest north \/ south roads in the area misses connecting to one of the biggest east \/ west roads by about a mile. One can’t really ride in the road because it’s 50MPH with no shoulders, and riding along the side of the road means going through muddy grass, and crossing rivers while riding in traffic. So, I decided to head west along Clinton River road. Right after passing under the large set of high tension power lines I saw the entrance to the trails along the Clinton River.<\/p>\n

Riding through there I eventually passed through Dodge Park, past the nature center, under M-53, and to the very muddy end of the trail next to the Social Security office along VanDyke<\/a>. Riding along the trail was nice, as it’s a very curvy bit of occasionally mud covered (it is a floodplain, after all) asphalt, with not-huge-but-fun hills. There were a good number of people and dogs out on the trail, but for the most part no one was a problem and I was able to easily pass by just slowing down and saying excuse me if they hadn’t already seen me.<\/p>\n

After hitting the end of the trail I turned north along VanDyke, but the first 1\/2 miles or so there is only a well worn dirt path clearly used by other people taking the same route I did. I then headed along there and wound my way through neighborhoods and parks, across one of the new(-ish) M-53 pedestrian overpasses, through some more neighborhoods, and back home.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested, here is a KMZ of yesterday’s route<\/a>, and here it is right in Google Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While I didn’t make it all the way to Metro Parkway, being able to easily get to Dodge Park showed that there’s a long, fun route which I can take to reach the trail to Metro Beach<\/a> and possibly further than that. Now I just need to find a safe way to reach the Paint Creek<\/a> and Macomb Orchard<\/a> Trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After shipping off Mark’s P3 yesterday I decided to go for a bit of a bike ride. With the finally-like-spring weather here in SE Michigan…<\/p>\n

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