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Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on February 24, 2017 at 2:53am

I think the correct link is this one. 

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 24, 2017 at 2:59am

Thank you. Fixed.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 24, 2017 at 5:14am

Glad you liked the connector route. It was generally a good route.
Two parts I didn't like too much:
1. Pfingsten road over the Eden's Spur. I had to take the sidewalk over the Eden's Spur, and further north it gets really narrow with no sidewalks. I haven't found an alternative yet. There's just too many barriers in that area with the Eden's, Lake Cook Rd., The Md-N line, etc.
2. The little stretch on Deerfield Rd. I took the (brand-new) sidewalk part of the way. Looking at the map now, I could have avoided that by going further east and then taking Ridge Rd North.

Here's what an optimal route looks like, with a cue sheet:

Connector Route from DPRT to Skokie Valley Trail

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Permalink Reply by Filka Bean on April 19, 2017 at 4:25pm

Does anyone have any tips about moving between the Des Plaines River trail and the Salt Creek trails? All those streets look awfully similar on the map, but I guess we all know how deceptive that can be... :P

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Permalink Reply by Jared on April 19, 2017 at 5:35pm

Between which two parts?

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Permalink Reply by Filka Bean on April 20, 2017 at 3:59pm

I was curious about the eastern end of the IPP and the southern end of the DPR. They're pretty near one another where Maywood, Forest Park, Melrose Park, River Forest all meet; is there a trail or path the google maps doesn't show, or one street that's better to ride than the others? Strava heatmap is pretty uniform on the east side of the river...

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