A couple of times a year I ride the Old Plank Railrode Trail from Western Ave to where it ends in the west in Joliet at some private club across from some old baseball field. I usualy stop in Frank fort at the grain tower for icecream. Thats about the half-way point. They have a cool antique mall and some good resturaunts there too.

I've been covering the trails in Joliet too this sumer. Downtown along the river on the I&M Corridor Trail through the old iron works is prety interisting part of the trail. Be sure to stop at Dellwod Park, just a little north of the works, it has a real neat old stone damn inside the park.

The newest trail called the Wauponsee Glacial Trail is prety borring, very much like the Great Western Trail. Unless you like corn fileds. The tail is still limestone, I dont know if they plan on paving it, but it will still be a dull ride even if they do. The north end of the same trail is called the Sugar Creek Trail. it's prety nice, but short, and starts at a newer forest preserve near the new Chicago Speedway race track on RT30.

Some trails I haven't ridden yet are in north west IL, Rockford and allong the
Missippi River.