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lrc from Leon Iowa on 4/9/2009 3:01:24 PM:
Two questions--How tough is the incline/where exactly is it?
And what is the deal on the right-hand cut-off to Boonville which cuts out some of the uphill terrain. Is that cutoff clearly marked??
 
Trek on 4/9/2009 3:47:05 PM:
Search "elevation" on this site to view an elevation chart. It's old rail bed....it's not a tough incline or the train couldn't have made it back in the day. However, basically there is an incline to Pilot Grove and downhill to Boonville.

A cut off to Boonville which cuts out uphill terrain??? That would be news to me.
 
Anonymous on 4/10/2009 8:45:50 AM:
Leon,

Just ride the trail and enjoy.. You won't even know you are on an incline the whole trail..
 
familyof4 from Pineville on 4/11/2009 10:49:58 AM:
From Clifton City to Pilot Grove, there is a gradual constant incline that many people would
consider challenging. If you're riding w/ younger children, be prepared to rest along the
way. From Pilot Grove to Boonville, there is a gradual constant decline that is a welcome
relief!
 
EB from Greenwood on 5/4/2009 9:23:26 PM:
I may be wrong but it seemed uphill both ways!
 
Frog Lady from Cameron MO on 5/6/2009 10:46:12 AM:
My daughter biked from Clinton to N. Jefferson last Sept. We rode hybrid bikes with a trailer pulled behind. We had WAY too much stuff with us and so this part of the ride was somewhat difficult. Next time we are taking only one trailer, so we can switch off, and we will have only the bare necessities. We rode from Windsor to Boonville that day, so that may have had something to do with it. I think it would have been much easier without trailers. Also, the Boonville "cutoff" is very well marked - you can't miss it - it goes to the right of the casino and up over a bridge.
 
Frog Lady from Cameron MO on 5/6/2009 10:46:42 AM:
My daughter and I biked from Clinton to N. Jefferson last Sept. We rode hybrid bikes with a trailer pulled behind. We had WAY too much stuff with us and so this part of the ride was somewhat difficult. Next time we are taking only one trailer, so we can switch off, and we will have only the bare necessities. We rode from Windsor to Boonville that day, so that may have had something to do with it. I think it would have been much easier without trailers. Also, the Boonville "cutoff" is very well marked - you can't miss it - it goes to the right of the casino and up over a bridge.
 
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