Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-28
mouth. The distance is about twenty-five
HILLS AND LEVEL STRETCHES.


miles.
HILLS AND LEVEL STRETCHES.
There is still another short run that is
ridden often. One goes out to Center
street, west Of Hanscom park, and after
going a few blocks, turns to the southwest
and hits a road running south. After any
number of twists and turns, Sarpy Mills Is
reached, seven miles from the city. The
ride is then to the west and south, along a
level road until within a couple of miles of
PapiIlion, which is twelve miles away Usu-
ally the runs ends here. This, however,
is the chosen path to Lincoln, probably the
longest run out Of Omaha that Is ridden at
all. About half a mile from Springfield
the road divides. Springfield, which is
twenty miles away, marks the end OF a run,
The road beyond to Lincoln is rarely used.
Instead of going to that town. one turns
south about half a mile east. To this point
the road is pretty hilly. Then it hits the
bottoms and is level and sandy to Louis
vile, which is thtrty-two miles from Omaha.
Then a sandy hill is reached, which, it is
said, has never been climbed on a wheel.
The road runs a short distance southwest
on the divide and then turns due west.
There is rot a big hill nor a level spot on
the twenty miles between Louisville and
Greenwood. After leaving the latter about
a mile; the read turns to the south and is
level through Waverly and Havelock and
into Lincoln, a distance of seventy-two miles
from this city.
There are a number OF runs on the Iowa
side of the river besides the one to Glen
wood, all Of which are taken by Omaha
riders. These, however, are, as a rule, much
hitler than those on this side of the river.
They lie among the foothills. Many Of them
abound in the beauties of nature. The best
known is the one which usually terminates
at Missouri Valley. The road runs to the
north out of Council Bluffs and strikes Cres-
cent City, thirteen miles from Omaha. This
portion of the road is very pretty and is
not very billy. The same Is true of the
stretch from Crescent City to Honey Creek.
which is about twenty miles from Omaha.
The rider gets a coast of one mile in going
into Honey Creek. The road through Love-
land to Missouri Valley, eight miles further
on, is rolling and not at all bad. Many
four miles to Mobiles lake, which is thirty
miles from Omaha by the road.
Council Bluffs riders consider the Missouri
Valley run as a century. The criminal is
Little Sioux. The road between Missouri
Valley and this town is practically without
hills. The Bluffs boys also used the run to
Red Oak for a century, but this Is not much
used now because of the hills. There is
another run, out past the Chautauqua grounds
to Weston, ten miles away, where the west
ern division of Coxey's army camped for
such a long time. Underwood Is struck
seven miles further on. and Nicola at a dis
lance of thirty miles from this city.
One of the hardest runs on the Iowa side
of the river Is to Silver City, a distance of
twenty miles. The start is made on the
Glenwood road, but this is left about five
miles from Council Bluffs and a cut Is made
into the foothills. There are nothing but
big, hard hills all the way to the end. An
other tough run is to Malvern, a continual
ton OF the G~lenwood run from Glenwood.
The hills on this are also calculated to strike
terror. Malvern is about thirty-six miles
away.