veggie_lover
06-10-08, 03:21 PM
What is the nearest trail south or east of Ohare airport that goes straight to downtown chicago?
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envane
06-10-08, 03:46 PM
What is the nearest trail south or east of Ohare airport that goes straight to downtown chicago?
Head due east ~13 miles until you hit the Lakefront Trail.
There is little in the way of trails in Chicago proper.
Head due east ~13 miles until you hit the Lakefront Trail.
There is little in the way of trails in Chicago proper.
veggie_lover
06-10-08, 03:58 PM
This map here shows some connection via the Illinois Prairie path:
http://www.ipp.org/images/git-map.gif
http://www.ipp.org/images/git-map.gif
envane
06-10-08, 04:14 PM
This map here shows some connection via the Illinois Prairie path:
http://www.ipp.org/images/git-map.gif
You can take the Des Plaines Trail south from O'hare, but that section is pretty on-again, off-again with lots of cumbersome at-grade intersections. The east-west link, if you'll observe, is called "Chicago Boulevards" as in, just plain streets :).
The Lakefront trail has stunning views of the skyline and goes past all the major parks and museums. Its unridable on weekeends though.
Chicago is a pretty good city for riding on streets, and it gets better the closer to the center you get.
http://www.ipp.org/images/git-map.gif
You can take the Des Plaines Trail south from O'hare, but that section is pretty on-again, off-again with lots of cumbersome at-grade intersections. The east-west link, if you'll observe, is called "Chicago Boulevards" as in, just plain streets :).
The Lakefront trail has stunning views of the skyline and goes past all the major parks and museums. Its unridable on weekeends though.
Chicago is a pretty good city for riding on streets, and it gets better the closer to the center you get.
edw
06-13-08, 11:05 AM
it depends on what type of riding you want to do. If you are just commuting downtown from near the airport i would head east to elston and take that in. It has a nice wide bike lane.
also this might help.
http://andreischeinkman.com/bikemap/
also this might help.
http://andreischeinkman.com/bikemap/