Savanna Classic
These photos are from one of the rides featured in Road Biking Illinois. The book is available at bookstores throughout the state and at online retailers like Amazon.
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- The sheer walls of the quarry on Scenic Bluff Road are home to swallows and pigeons.
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- While following the Great River Trail, be sure to explore the levees that lead out into the Mississippi River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
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- Before reaching Savanna, the Great River Trail takes you over a 1,100-foot-long pedestrian bridge arching over Plum Creek and local railroad lines.
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- A train follows the shoreline of the Mississippi River under the pedestrian bridge.
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- In Savanna, Marquette Park offers great views of the Mississippi River with the Savanna-Sabula Bridge in the background.
