Tower Grove Park to the Arch Loop  
(includes FLOOD OPTION)
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 0.0  Leave from the playground/tennis court area 
        (near  Shakespeare statue)
      South on Center Cross Road (past gate house)
 0.1  Right on Arsenal
      Cross MorganFord
      Cross Kingshighway  [up hill]
 1.0  Left on Brannon
      Cross Chippewa
 2.4  Right on Nottingham [2 mini-hills]
 3.7  Left on Donovan
 3.9  Left on Jamieson
 5.1  Right on Hampton at Willmore Park
      Cross Gravois
      Straight on Germania
 7.6  Left on Alabama
      Veer Right on Ivory (continues from Alabama)
      Veer Right on Michigan (continues from Ivory)
 9.4  Right on Bellerive (where Virginia goes left)
 9.7  Stop at Bellerive Park to look at River & re-group
 9.8  Right on Broadway [hill between Chippewa & Illinois St.]
13.5  Right on Russell
13.6  Left on Broadway, becomes 4th Street
15.4  **Right on Washington Ave. down hill
         (do your brakes work???)
15.7  Right on Leonor K. Sullivan (Wharf Street)
      ??REGROUP @ McDonalds??
16.9  Right on Chouteau
17.2  Left on Broadway/7th
 
**Note: if river is flooded and gates are closed, we will 
  use the flood route.

           Flood Route:
              Left on Washington
              Left on 10th Street
              Left on Clark
              Right on 8th Street (at Stadium)
              Veer Left to 7th Street 
              7th Street will run into Broadway where 
              you will pick up regular route
              At Soulard market on Broadway/7th

17.9  Right at Lafayette
18.0  Left on 9th Street
18.1  Right on Geyer [up hill]
18.4  Left on 11th Street
18.5  Right on Russell [up hill]
18.7  Cross Gravois (stop if stale green, big intersection)
      Cross Jefferson
19.7  Left on Longfellow
19.9  Left on Compton
20.5  Right on Arsenal
20.9  Cross Grand
      At other side of Grand, get on sidewalk/bike path by the 
      Stupp Center Option of riding bike path along Arsenal, 
      main park road, or abandoned north park road by bandstand 
22.5  back to the start at Playground/Tennis court.
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Wherever we had alternative streets to go in the direction 
of the ride that had a bump or hill, we picked the most 
gradual route. The ride turned out to be about 22.5 or 23 
miles depending how you ride around Tower Grove park at 
the end.
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