North Branch Extension

Where and when is the ribbon cutting ceremony (if there is one) for the Grand Opening of the first half of the North Branch Trail extension?

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Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on September 24, 2016 at 12:44pm

I rode the extension today.  It's all open and its all lovely.  Shiny new signs point the way and there were bike ambassadors passing out maps at one of the bridges.  Google maps doesn't have the extension marked yet, but we rode it to Forest Glen which allowed us to bike home to Andersonville without riding on Devon, Peterson or Foster.  A major improvement already!  

The southern extension construction is underway.
Permalink Reply by David P. on September 26, 2016 at 4:31am

I rode the new extension on my Sunday morning out-and-back to the Botanic Gardens, and I think it's great.

Permalink Reply by DerferMark on June 8, 2017 at 11:57am

Paved today!  Gompers Park to Forest Glen Ave.  (not officially open yet)

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on June 8, 2017 at 4:35pm

Woo-hoo, can't wait! Thanks for the photo-tour update.

Permalink Reply by BikeCHInorth on June 9, 2017 at 10:18am

I saw the first drops of asphalt being dumped in the morning. I thought it was a mirage. Awesome. Thanks for photos

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on June 8, 2017 at 5:23pm

Getting close to phase 2, can't wait!

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on June 10, 2017 at 4:04am

I rode thru there yesterday, Saturday 6/9.  It's all but complete.  A few places where wooden plates cross.  There were NO "No Trespassing" signs, tho these will probably come later.  There were no barriers, but it looked like riders may have moved them. 

Grand Opening is scheduled for August 12th - but I'm not sure how much more really needs to be done.  Mostly decorative. Or maybe they just finished sooner than expected.

It's still gravel, but the short path north to Bryn Mawr and the Skokie Valley/Sauganash trail is available but not the smoothest.

You can exit the trail directly into Gompers Park, ride down a gravel hill or walk down steps to the paved path along the river.  This runs between the path and the stop light on Foster to get a block away from the paved path thru Gompers Park on the south side of Foster.

Permalink Reply by Allan on June 11, 2017 at 9:25am

I didn't realize the part between Forest Glen and Foster had been paved. It'll be nice to try out going on this trail, soon. Even if unofficially before its grand opening. :)

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on June 21, 2017 at 4:24pm

It has to be getting real close... I took this picture this evening from Forest Glen Avenue... Noticed the newly painted center line!

Also, there wasn't any caution tape or no trespassing signs.  I didn't go further on the trail as it was getting late and I was headed home.

Tom

Permalink Reply by DerferMark on June 22, 2017 at 12:56am

Other than some more landscaping and eventually replacing the wood railings with metal at the bridges, it is fully open.  I rode all 1.2 miles of it yesterday afternoon. 

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on June 22, 2017 at 12:48pm

Where the trail  crosses the Weber Spur it's BLOCKED  from the Weber Spur.

It's only 2000-FEET north to Bryn Mawr and the Skokie Valley Trail to Devon and north through Lincolnwood.

 

Why is this blocked off?

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on June 22, 2017 at 2:12pm

Probably because it's not an official trail. 

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