Cruisin’ the canal

What’s Cracking Good — Biking the canals

I’ve heard about people biking or jogging along the canal for years now, but I’ve never done it.

Partially because, when I was in grade school or high school, I remember hearing a story where a person jogging along the canal got her head chopped off.  Thereafter, canal = no head.

But over the weekend, I pushed that 25 year old rumor to the back of my mind and took a bike ride along the canal…and it was lovely.

I got on somewhere around Maryland , east of the 51 and road about 30 minutes to a nice neighborhood in Paradise Valley. A little further and I could have gone to Chelsea’s Kitchen for a drink…and not had to pay for valet!

There are bike routes all over the city. You can you can download a map, or call (602) 254-6300.and they’ll one to you. Ask for the MAG Regional Bike Map.