THE ROUTE

The East boundary of Du Sable Park IS the Katy Trail. That is where the ride starts. There are Trailheads along the trail with shelters and sanitary facilities. Your ride will end at one of the manned Trailheads listed below. There are several intermediate Trailheads that are not manned. You can rest there, but not end your ride. We will have transportation to pick up you and your bike at the manned Trailheads and return you to Du Sable Park. Your challenge is to ride as far as you can. The route goes as far as Treloar Trailhead which is 47 miles from Du Sable and then returns to Du Sable Park. So the entire route is 94 miles. We use the Katy RR mile markers to calculate our mileage. This will vary slightly from the actual mileage, since the Trail does not exactly follow the old RR bed in some sections. The manned Trailheads are roughly 10 miles apart and there are 5 out and 5 back. Go as far as you can and stop at one of the manned Trailheads. Our transportation will pick up you and your bike and bring you back to Du Sable Park.