Riding from Lake Zurich to Air Show

[thechitowncubs]

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone from the Northwest suburbs has any good routes down to Chicago? I was thinking of taking the trail from Mundelein to Lake Bluff, then ride sheridan all the way down. What do you think of this route?

Thanks,
John

p.s. - new to the forum

[Guest]

Welcome!

My memory is a little spotty, but I thought you could take the Robert McCorey bike path (runs alongside Sheridan from Great Lakes Naval Base at MLK and 55th St., I think) south to Green Bay Road and Lake Cook Road. From there, take Green Bay Road south all the way to McCormick Road. Turn right on McCormick Road and head south on McCormick Road (or the bike path that runs alongside it) to Devon. Make a left on Devon and take it a couple of blocks to Lincoln Ave. Turn right onto Lincoln Avenue and take it a few blocks to Foster (about 6 blocks). Left on Foster and take Foster east all the way to the lakefront.

Koffee

[thechitowncubs]

Thanks for the details.

I didn't realize there was a trail all the way along sheridan.

[hubs]

Going south on McCormick, you'd have to turn right onto Devon to get to Lincoln. But, if you just go straight, McCormick takes a little rightward dip and intersects Lincoln.

Personally, I find McCormick to be an awful road to ride. Two lanes of 45-50 mph traffic and no shoulders. The adjacent bike path is okay. It's a little windy, and at busy times will slow you down with the traffic (slow bikes and oblivious peds).

I would recommend staying on Green Bay past McCormick to Dodge. Take a right onto Dodge (southbound) and it will be renamed California in Chicago. You can take it nicely all the way to Lincoln (then Left=SE) and so on.

I know I'm late with this ... it's noon on Sunday. Hope you made it okay. Thought I'd post anyway in case someone else checks out the route.

Good Luck!

[thechitowncubs]

I just got back about 20 minutes ago and my miles traveled were 80.4. :eek:

Farthest I have ever gone in one day. I am officially hooked on biking, i love it!

[Guest]

Going south on McCormick, you'd have to turn right onto Devon to get to Lincoln. But, if you just go straight, McCormick takes a little rightward dip and intersects Lincoln.

Personally, I find McCormick to be an awful road to ride. Two lanes of 45-50 mph traffic and no shoulders. The adjacent bike path is okay. It's a little windy, and at busy times will slow you down with the traffic (slow bikes and oblivious peds).

I would recommend staying on Green Bay past McCormick to Dodge. Take a right onto Dodge (southbound) and it will be renamed California in Chicago. You can take it nicely all the way to Lincoln (then Left=SE) and so on.

I know I'm late with this ... it's noon on Sunday. Hope you made it okay. Thought I'd post anyway in case someone else checks out the route.

Good Luck!

My bad... I actually was thinking Western, and I wrote Lincoln. Taking Western to Lawrence, then jumping onto Lincoln from Lawrence would be the route that I always do.

Also, have you taken the bike path that runs alongside McCormick? I don't like taking McCormick because it has those crazy drains in the street that are uncovered. When you run over them, it's like a deep pothole that wrecks your rims! But if you ride the path alongside McCormick Street, it runs all the way from McCormick and Green Bay Road south to McCormick and Devon. Then, you just hang a left on Devon and go to Western, then hang a right on Western and ride it all the way to Lawrence, then hop over onto Lincoln at Lawrence, just before you see the blue line train stop.

All moot, since he's already done it, but I just wanted to point out that bike path along McCormick Rd. It's got sculptures, and it's really cool. Plus, I see the same people hanging along that path, and if you stop and talk, they are fun to talk to.

Koffee