Route #008 - around the lake and back

I've been meaning to see how nice the loop around Lake Hefner is now that the dam has been finished. I found a neat route that goes through a lot of neighborhoods with really smooth roads. No joking! Really good! I started out by going west and then north. Also, I'm adding a bit more comments on my maps. I'm going to start including a bunch of my ideas on these maps. The key will include:

- Gas Stations with free tire air pumps (for those of too cheap to buy a small air pump in case we get a flat. )
- Uphills (yes there are hills in Oklahoma! Little ones. But hills.)
- Bike Lanes
- Bike/Pedestrian only routes
- Bike Shops

Route #008
Distance: 12+ miles (total guess)
Travel Time: an hour
Level of Difficulty: (1:easy - 5:hard) 3 (due to pace for lunch ride)



Some Notes on the Ride:
1) I only had like 8 cars go by me in the entire route! Guess where they were? 4 were on the Lake Hefner Dam. 1 was on S Lake Hefner Dr as I'm going over Lake Hefner Parkway. 3 were on 50th St as I went west towards Portland. Very quiet & safe ride.
2) NW 46th St - very smooth East / West Route through Bethany except for on little spot
3) Bike Route - very nice surprise whne I crossed NW Expressway & Wilshire there was a little Bike Route that took me pretty close to Canal Rd.
4) Lake Hefner Dam - very nice road. It is so smooth after going on city streets for a couple miles.

Trouble Spots:
1) Edenborough Dr. - Road block for cars, but bike/pedestrians can get through. I was mad at first because it shows a through street on Mapquest.

DANG YOU MAPQUEST!

...but thank you for being free.

Overall, I had a good ride today. Definetely recommend it!

Cheers,