Don from Plainfield, IL on 3/4/2011 12:00:41 PM:
I rode it last year the end of March (had my wife and dog as SAG), west to east and it was unseasonanble warm, 60-70's. However most years it's cooler 40-50's, trail surface somewhat softer from the spring thaw, some flooding and branches down. Winds can be 10-20 mile gusts. Also nothing is really open along the trail, toilets and water until early April? I had a hybrid bike with 700x32 Bontager triple case tires and most surfaces were fairly hard except between Clinton and Sedalia. It won't be a problem and if it is, that's part of the fun.