Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
My wife's high school reunion, in Des Moines, is coming up. Saturday, August 6, while she is doing women's reunion brunch stuff, I plan to ride the newly opened High Trestle Trail from Madrid to Ankeny. It's about a 50 mile round trip, I assume relatively flat, if I go all the way to Ankeny before turning around.
I already have another local area recumbent rider who's a "maybe" companion. If there are any Des Moines area 50+ riders who'd like to join me, that would be neat!
RG,
I'm only a couple hours away and have been meaning to try that ride.... so it's a very good possibility. What time will you ride? Recommend riding fairly early to avoid mid-day heat. There's also a bike shop in DesMoines I've been meaning to visit. Keep bumping the thread.
PROBLEM: the section you describe leaves out the bridge doesn't it?