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The Route – Starting in Bunker Hill Woods on Devon Avenue in the city, the 10-foot-wide paved trail traces the river's North Branch for 17 easy miles to the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe. Though it winds through public parks, golf courses, and leafy forest preserves, there are a number of river and street crossings, both on bridges and at grade. If some are less than obvious, the directions are fairly well marked, and traffic signals get you across safely. – – The Challenge – This is a true flatlander's route with very little resembling hills--a gentle ride even…