Rail-Trail
State: IL Length: 2.7 miles Surface:
The Bloomingdale Trail is a proposed 2.7-mile, elevated rail-trail on Chicago's northwest side. As a sister project of New York's High Line and Paris's Promenade Plantee, the Bloomingdale is part of a worldwide effort to promote physical activity ...
State: IL Length: 5.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Burnham Greenway is composed of two trails—Burnham Greenway North and Burnham Greenway South—that run along a former railroad corridor between Chicago and Lansing, Illinois. There are plans to extend and connect these short sections, ...
State: IN Length: 9.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Calumet Bike Trail traverses the south side of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a unique ecosystem of forest, marsh, dunes and beach along Lake Michigan. This dirt and crushed limestone path stretches between two interesting natural ...
State: IL Length: 26 miles Surface:
From the Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail Web site: The Calumet-Sag Trail will be a multi-use path built almost entirely along the banks of the Calumet-Sag Channel and Calumet River, open by 2012. Along 26 miles of waterway from Lemont in the ...
State: IL Length: 13 miles Surface: Asphalt
Centennial Trail runs from Willow Springs Road to Romeo Road (135th street) between the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship - Calumet Sag Canal. It connects to the paved I&MC Trail via a concrete path along Route 83 and at Romeo ...
State: IL Length: 18.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Located east of Lakeshore Drive, the Chicago Lakefront Bike Path is an 18.5 mile linear park along Lake Michigan that includes beaches, volleyball courts, playgrounds, baseball diamonds, tennis courts and soccer fields. The path system unites ...
State: IL Length: 56.3 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway traverses north–south along the route of its namesake river along its course through both Lake and Cook counties. The corridor protects 85% of the riverine habitat in the county. The 56+-mile trail ...
State: IN Length: 0.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The East Bank Trail was one of the first rail-trails in Indiana, opening in 1988. It begins at the end of the East Bank Walkway and continues north about a half mile through tree-lined South Bend neighborhoods to St. Joseph High School and the ...
State: IN Length: 1.2 miles Surface: Concrete
A good place to begin your journey on the East Bank Walkway is Howard Park, which offers views of the St. Joseph River, restrooms, picnic areas and a recreation center. You'll continue north on a tree-dotted route through downtown's East Bank ...
State: IN Length: 15.7 miles Surface: Asphalt
Running from Crown Point to Highland, then picking up again to the west at Wicker Park and running north through Hammond, the Erie Lackawanna Trail passes through wetlands and open space on an unusually wide, paved corridor. The northern section ...
State: IL Length: 2.9 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Humphrey Trail is a paved trail through Centennial Park north to the Orland Park Civic Center near Orland Park and Orland Township. The trail provides access to parks, residences, commercial and public buildings.
State: IL Length: 8.9 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Illinois & Michigan Canal provided the first complete water route from the East Coast to the Gulf of Mexico by connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River. Today, the I&M Canal trail has preserved 80 of the original ...
State: IL Length: 57.4 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) is one of the country's first rail-trail conversions. It consists of five connected trail segments with three main branches that converge at Volunteer Park in Wheaton. The 61-mile trail follows the historic path ...
State: IN Length: 5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Iron Horse Heritage Trail in Portage, Indiana, runs for 5 miles between Max Mochal Road (SR 149) at the east end and County Line Road near US 20 at the west end. The trail passes through a greenway corridor among suburban back yards, though ...
State: IN Length: 0.8 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
When complete the LaSalle Big Blue Stem Trail will travel 3.4 miles, arrow-straight, between Roseland Town Park in Roseland and the Indiana–Michigan state line. Michigan is working on building a trail that carry on north from the border. ...
State: IN Length: 3.1 miles Surface: Asphalt
As the name suggests, the Lake George trail travels along the north shore of Lake George, turning north at Calumet Ave/US 41 to skirt the east shore of Wolf Lake. From Lake George the trail also heads east and north toward Whiting Park on Lake ...
State: IL Length: 7.2 miles Surface: Concrete
Named after legendary African American cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, who in 1899 set the world record for the one-mile and spent his last years in nearby Bronzeville, the Major Taylor Trail stretches approximately seven miles across Chicago's ...
State: IN Length: 2.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Marquette Trail offers picturesque views of Lake Michigan as it travels through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This scenic route follows an abandoned rail line through a variety of diverse habitats, including hardwood forests, wetlands ...
State: IN Length: 9 miles Surface: Asphalt
The North Judson Erie Trail occupies the right-of-way of the former JK Line Railroad, running 9 miles from downtown North Judson southeast to and U.S. 35 near Bass Lake. Eventually, the trail will extend another 7 miles to Monterey where it ...
State: IL Length: 6.7 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Dirt
The North Shore Channel Trail extends from the junction of Green Bay Road and McCormick Boulevard in northern Evanston to the junction of Lawrence Avenue and Francisco Avenue in Chicago. All but the last 0.25 mile runs alongside the North Shore ...
State: IN Length: 1.6 miles Surface: Concrete
The Northside Trail closely follows the east bank of the St. Joseph River from Howard Park to the Indiana University South Bend campus. Along the way, you'll also have access to Viewing Park and Veterans Memorial Park, offering pleasant places ...
State: IN Length: 8.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Oak Savannah Trail takes its name from the unique ecosystem that it runs through. Once pervasive throughout northern Indiana, the oak savannah is a transitional zone between forest and prairie, with grassland marked by a smattering of oak ...
State: IL Length: 22 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 22-mile Old Plank Road Trail travels over the original Michigan Central Rail Road (MCRR) line, a railroad started about 1850 that ran from Lake Station in East Gary to Joliet. The rail was nicknamed the "Joliet Cut-Off" because it enabled ...
State: IN Length: 21 miles Surface: Asphalt
Indiana's Panhandle Pathway links Winamac to Kenneth and communities in between, 21 miles of paved cycling, skating and walking. This spectacular rail-trail passes through bucolic Midwestern farmland, which seems to stretch across the horizon. ...
State: IL Length: 4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Pennsy Greenway begins at the south end of the south segment of the Burnham Greenway in Calumet City on the eastern edge of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Green Lake Woods. It proceeds south to Bernice Road, crosses under I-80/94 ...
State: IN Length: 10.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
As its name implies, the beautiful Prairie–Duneland Trail offers snapshots of the flora and fauna—from hardwood forest to remnant prairie grasslands—that once dominated this region. In spite of the rapid development of the south ...
State: IN Length: 3.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Riverside Trail winds along the west bank of the St. Joseph River for just over 3 miles in northern Indiana's South Bend. Several benches along the way allow you to take in the beautiful river views. The southern end of the trail begins ...
State: IL Length: 25.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Cinder
The Salt Creek Bicycle Trail began as a 6-mile paved trail between Bemis Woods South near Oakbrook to the Brookfield Zoo. The trail now extends farther north, from Oakbrook all the way to Busse Woods Forest Preserve near Elk Grove Village, for ...
State: IL Length: 6.8 miles Surface:
From Skokie Valley Trail Feasibility Study: The proposed trail spans 6.8 miles through the Skokie Valley in Cook County, Illinois, extending south from Lake Cook Road in Northbrook to Old Orchard Road just south of Glenview. The corridor runs ...
State: IL Length: 8.2 miles Surface: Asphalt
State: IL Length: 4.6 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Thorn Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This northern section is in the Glenwood area and traverses the south, west and portions of the east border of Wampum Lake Woods Forest Preserve. Along the heavily wooded trail you're bound ...
State: IL Length: 4.7 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Thorn Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This southern section is in Chicago Heights in the Sauk Trail Woods Forest Preserve. The trail makes a wide loop between Forest Preserve Drive and the opposite side (west shore) of Sauk Lake. ...
State: IL Length: 18.8 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Tinley Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This northern segment stretches from Palos Heights to Oak Forest and largely falls with several Cook County Forest Preserve areas, including Rubio Woods, Burr Oak Woods, Turtlehead Lake, Bachelor ...
State: IL Length: 3.6 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Tinley Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This southern segment is within the South Green Belt Forest Preserve between Flossmor and Matteson, just west of I-57. The trail traverses wooded areas and open green space interspersed with ...
State: IL Length: 1.1 miles Surface: Asphalt
Just 1 mile long, the Valley Line Trail (a.k.a. the Skokie Line) extends between the 4400 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue and the 4400 block of Devon Avenue. The trail runs through the Sauganash community, skirting the eastern border of Sauganash ...
From Veterans Memorial Trail : In 1999, the Indiana Department of Transportation awarded the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department a grant of $1.4 million towards the construction of the Veterans Memorial Trail, and multi-use, non-motorized ...
State: IL Length: 10 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Grass
The Waterfall Glen Trail through the forest preserve of the same name makes a loop around the entire park. The preserve is geologically significant, featuring glacier-carved rock ridges, ravines and wetland potholes, which are not found anywhere ...
State: IL Length: 22.3 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Traveling along the Wauponsee Glacial Trail, you'll be surprised just how quickly you can move from an urban environment into the rolling fields of the Midwest. Starting in Joliet, within shouting distance of Interstate 80 overhead ramps, you ...
State: IN Length: 0.6 miles Surface: Asphalt
Although less than a mile, the West Bank Walkway offers lovely views of the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend. Midway, a footbridge (and former railroad bridge) over the waterway connects trail-goers to Howard Park, which offers restrooms, ...