Bike Paths In The Winter

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• Sep 20, 2010

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I want to throw something out and get everyones thought's on it. I will pick one of the bike paths that I travel by a lot. There is a bike path that goes from just north of Atlantic, IA. to Audubon, IA. It is about 20-miles long. Last winter they did not push any of the snow off it. It was full of snow all winter.

Now to my question. Why will they not let us people that snowmobile ride it in the winter? I'm sure there is people that ride snomobiles, that also ride bikes. I know some of us have studs in or tracks and is hard on things (my drive has a nice spin mark on it, from me:face-icon-small-sho). If there is enough snow on them, I do not see that we could hurt them any. This is just something that I have always wanted to find the answer too.

 

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• Sep 20, 2010

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We also have the wabash, cb south to who knows where. I believe for the most part it is due to the worry that studs and carbides will tear up the bridges.

 

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You are probably right, never though about the bridges. Could always have vol. put plywood on them during the winter months to protect them. I would not have a problem helping do this. Looked the Wabash up and it is 63-miles long.

 

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• Sep 20, 2010

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the bikes don't use em around here in the summer anyway. We could just as well get to ride on them in the winter!

 

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• Sep 23, 2010

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Would be nice to get an answer on this. Does anyone know who you would call or would someone like to find out and let us know?

 

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• Aug 19, 2011

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Lets throw this back up top. Did not get much feedback last time. There is a lot of bike trails in Iowa. The Wabash that runs south from Council Bluffs is crusted limestone. Bridges are wood 2x4's or 2x6's.

 

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sauk rail trail from carroll to lake view is for sleds also we use it for poker runs when snow permits