Just as the topic states what are your favorite roads in Iowa?

 

Ever been to Parkview? Speed limites 25 but the roads there are never straight fun to drive on late at night...just not real safe....

 

Thats a new one look it up on google maps and post a link to it?

 

This is a fun drive (dont drive at twilight lots of Deer)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...3555&z=14&om=1

 

There's a bunch of good twisties up here in the NE corner -- segments mostly along the Mississippi, Turkey, and Upper Iowa rivers. The first 10 miles of US 52 northwest of Dubuque are spectacular. I've seen some prevous reports of individuals enjoying trips to Effigy Mounds. I'm sure there are many other backroads that just need to be discovered.

I'll commit to doing some homework and see if it can't be woven into one or two coherent routes that could support organized events. Hey, that means I have to test drive them first...cool!

 

This weekend I am going to go GPS log a few roads arround this area and develop a map or 3

I will post maps and what I find!

 

What about this route arround Effigy Mounds?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...51196&z=9&om=1

 

North Route from Effigy Mounds

Maybe showup arround noon back there by 5:00PM for Brats and Burgers at the park?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...UTF8&z=10&om=1

 

I like the looks of this one. Not sure if it would take five hours (a mid-run break could stretch it some); a mid-afternoon return and BBQ might be more attractive to many folks. Maybe too late in the season to plan for grilling due to cool temps? (Tho I think most local folk are fairly hardy!)

I could easily find a day in the next week or so to head over and pre-run this route for us if there's enough interest.

 

per google it is 3 1/2 hours I thought that seemed long to me for the route

I guess lots of 35 MPH curves so we could do it a "little" less than that


Looks like quite a few roads in that area that would be good

 

Silly Parkview, IA doesnt show up on GoogleMaps, it sees it as Eldridge, which it is techincally but in any case, the roads of ParkView if only you could drive them quickly

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...8496&z=16&om=1

 

What urban planer came up with that road design

wow

yes fast would be fun but in town may be bad!

 

I used to have a lot of fun on 49 between CR and I-80 although it may be developed now?

 

I mentioned in the River Views thread that we had a fun little road to drive on to get back to Dubuque from Guttenberg so I thought I'd post it up for people to see and find.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=10270799905307278138,42.768 520,-91.099970&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=US-52+%4042.768520,+-91.099970&daddr=42.540939,-90.77179+to:Dubuque,+IA&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=1 0&via=1&sll=42.498428,-90.505371&sspn=0.72294,1.83197&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1

 

Is that the same road that we were on, if so it was a fun trip home and thanks for leading us back

 

^^Yep those are the roads we took to Dubuque there is one that is not on there because it's a tiny road. I was hoping you enjoyed the ride back Those are some fun roads.

 

We live right next to Park View. That road is right in the middle of the residence section But we know quite a few straightaways around here if that's what you all are looking for Around here, we have lots of straight rural roads, you can go faaaaast (Just don't get caught... Eldridge police don't have a lot of crime to deal with, so they go after cars