The way points of this bicycle route:
CAUTION crossing I-270 on Big Bend Road bridge.
Left/North on Old Big Bend Road (to get out of traffic)
Keep right and go up hill, continuing on Old Big Bend Road: Avoids busy and narrow Craig Drive.
Left on Grandview Drive -- a very quiet residential drive.
North on Couch Avenue -- at the school.
East on Rose Hill
Caution: Major intersection (with Kirkwood/Lindberg road)
Follow road to left and up hill.
Take the first right: Lillian This is a small street; almost an alley.
East to Elliott ('till facing the fence). Turn Left and go down the hill. Now entering industrial area.
down Elliott, and right on the main street: Leffingwell Avenue.
under Railroad tracks (nice tunnel)
From this point you can go South-West on Grant's Trail for about 8 miles.
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
This is the "old" Safe route from Daugherty Ferry & Big Bend to Grant's Trail. It's still a good route, but it avoids using the new Daugherty Ferry bridge over I-270, which has been rebuilt and is now more bicycle friendly.
Tagged with: Commute, Recreational, Onroad, Steep, Low traffic, Safe, Urban