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Cedar Rapids - Palo - Center Point  
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The way points of this bicycle route:

Turn west onto 42nd St

North on Ushers Ferry

Turn onto Blairs Ferry Road. Traffic can be heavy during rush hour (4:30, 5:00, and 5:30).

Turn onto Milburn Rd

Turn onto Tower Terrace Road

Take Horseshoe Lake Road south back to Blairs Ferry Road

West on Blairs Ferry

Chain Lakes Road / County E36 though the Chain Lakes area

Palo Marsh Natural Area is on the right

You can see the Duane Arnold nuclear plant to the right

Pleasant Creek State Park

Lewis Preserve County Park

Cross I-380

Center Point

Follow North Center Point Road (the main drag) into Center Point

Turn right onto E Washington St

Stop at the Center Point Cedar Valley Trail access point for a refill on water

Apparently, most of the houses just south of here have pools...

Lafayette

Not much to see here

Either turn east on Lafayette Road (Linn E28) to East Otter Road, or follow the trail south

East Otter Road crosses the trail. East Otter will take you to Toddville; the trail to Robins

Cross Midway Road

Cross County Home Road

Robins

Most of the town is just to the east

Awkward Robins Road crossing

As you cross Tower Terrace Road, you're getting into Hiawatha/Cedar Rapids

Hiawatha

Boyson Road. For a friendly "Hi!awatha" greeting, turn west to N. Center Point Road. As long as you're there, go to Culver's.

Rockwell Collins HR is to your left

Cross Center Point Road

Push the Pedestrian Crossing button for the light

Cedar Rapids

Take 42nd back west. If you're up for a few closing hills instead, follow the trail to J Ave, then take Wenig all the way back to Kennedy.

Turn onto Northwood Drive. This is the last hill--attack it! :)

Left onto Aspen Lane

Left onto Towne House Drive

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