Biking Trails
Cyclists of every ability enjoy numerous pedaling possibilities throughout northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region, including the Illinois Prairie Path, Old Plank Road Trail, and trails at Palos Hills Forest Preserve, in Palos Heights.
For a truly monumental trip, try the Grand Illinois Trail (GIT), a 500-mile loop that circles the northern part of the state, stretching from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River...and back. Affording distinctive perspectives of the region’s rich cultural and natural histories, the GIT will reintroduce parts of Illinois you already thought you knew.
More mountain and road biking trails in the greater Chicagoland area can be found at Trails.com.
Also, bicycle commuters of every ilk can learn about the area’s extensive network of trails, streets, and intersections from our friends at the Active Transportation Alliance (formerly the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation), which promotes bike safety and encourages bicycle use as an energy-efficient, economical, and non-polluting form of transportation.
Old Plank Road Trail
Cruise casually down the scenic and historic Old Plank Road Trail, which Openlands helped bring to life, traversing seven towns in south Cook and Will counties.
Illinois Prairie Path
Breakaway briskly on the Illinois Prairie Path, a sixty-two-mile crushed limestone trail, located twenty-five miles west of Chicago. Openlands helped create the Prairie Path in 1964, when it became the nation’s first Rails-to-Trails conversion.
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