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Permalink Reply by TrailMonkey on July 29, 2009 at 11:27am

I don't know if it's the best, but I take Milwaukee north to Augusta; Augusta west to Park ave in Forest Park; Park south to the Illinois Praire Path. The IPP begins at the end of the Blue Line and it cuts through Concordia cemetery, then take the IPP to straight to Glen Ellen.

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Permalink Reply by John Greenfield on July 29, 2009 at 11:41am

Zesty,

The Illinois Prairie Path is the nicest way to get there;
it goes right by Glen Ellen:
http://www.ipp.org/GUI/map_simple.htm

From Hyde Park catch the Green Line to Forest Park.
Check out the Chicagoland Bike Map, available at shops
for the connection from Forest Park to the trailhead in Maywood.

If you wanna do it all by bike, take the Lakefront Trail to Roosevelt
to Damen to Washington to get to River Forest.

Best,

John Greenfield

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Permalink Reply by DonRay A.K.A. Zesty on July 29, 2009 at 11:51am

All by bike- I like the Milwaukee to Augusta to IPP route idea-Also, anybody got a mileage estimate?

John Greenfield said:

Zesty, The Illinois Prairie Path is the nicest way to get there;
it goes right by Glen Ellen:
http://www.ipp.org/GUI/map_simple.htm

From Hyde Park catch the Green Line to Forest Park.
Check out the Chicagoland Bike Map, available at shops
for the connection from Forest Park to the trailhead in Maywood.

If you wanna do it all by bike, take the Lakefront Trail to Roosevelt
to Damen to Washington to get to River Forest.

Best,

John Greenfield

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Permalink Reply by TrailMonkey on July 29, 2009 at 12:30pm

About 25 miles from Buckingham Foutain

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Permalink Reply by DonRay A.K.A. Zesty on July 31, 2009 at 5:07pm

IPP looks like it's crushed limestone...right??


John Greenfield said:

Zesty,

The Illinois Prairie Path is the nicest way to get there;
it goes right by Glen Ellen:
http://www.ipp.org/GUI/map_simple.htm

From Hyde Park catch the Green Line to Forest Park.
Check out the Chicagoland Bike Map, available at shops
for the connection from Forest Park to the trailhead in Maywood.

If you wanna do it all by bike, take the Lakefront Trail to Roosevelt
to Damen to Washington to get to River Forest.

Best,

John Greenfield

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Permalink Reply by vxla on August 1, 2009 at 6:08am

DonRay A.K.A. Zesty said:

IPP looks like it's crushed limestone...right??


John Greenfield said:

Zesty,

The Illinois Prairie Path is the nicest way to get there;
it goes right by Glen Ellen:
http://www.ipp.org/GUI/map_simple.htm

From Hyde Park catch the Green Line to Forest Park.
Check out the Chicagoland Bike Map, available at shops
for the connection from Forest Park to the trailhead in Maywood.

If you wanna do it all by bike, take the Lakefront Trail to Roosevelt
to Damen to Washington to get to River Forest.

Best,

John Greenfield

First, you probably meant Glen Ellyn.

Yes, IPP is crushed limestone, but not until you get to Elmhurst. Watch for glass on the east side. From downtown, I would do:

Augusta -> Thatcher -> Washington -> 5th Avenue -> IPP.

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