Below I'm posting DeLorme Distance pics of my typical training routes. Sadly, because it is Illinois there are literally no climbing routes. But the open prairie makes for some significant winds. Whatever the weather service predicts for wind I simply double it (Confirmed by Paul Carpenter.)
This is my 14.5 mile route. Sleepy, smooth roads with nothing but right turns, allowing me to not have to navigate crossing roads.
This is my 25 mile route. I have to ride for about 3 miles on a fairly heavily traveled road (Burlington Road) but the rest of the roads are smooth and very, very safe.
This is my 35 mile route.
A few busy roads I have to cross but otherwise populated with cows and hay wagons.
A few busy roads I have to cross but otherwise populated with cows and hay wagons.
It is the most dangerous of the four because I spend about a total of 10 miles on fairly heavily travelled roads. I don't use it often because of that reason.