North Branch Trail conditions this weekend?

Can anyone testify firsthand to the current conditions of the North Branch Trail? I'm going for a ride tomorrow, and I already have a Plan A, but Plan B will be taking the fun-fun bike up to the gardens via the NBT and then further north on streets. While streets have been fine for ages, I don't take too much for granted when it comes to the off-street stuff that doesn't see winter maintenance. I'm not going to risk wiping out on a patch of ice in a shady bend at 20mph.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Grossman on March 16, 2013 at 1:42pm

I haven't taken it in a while but I glance into it off Illinois Road/Winnetka Road on my way home daily. It didn't look great yesterday in terms of being thawed out. It is so shaded in many parts that it just doesn't thaw as quickly as you would think. I would stick to Green Bay road for a ride up to Lake Cook or Dundee.

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Permalink Reply by David P. on March 16, 2013 at 4:41pm

Thanks, Dave. I think I'll stay off it for a while longer and stick to Sheridan if I go up there.

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Permalink Reply by globalguy on March 16, 2013 at 5:07pm

I rode it two weeks ago and it (always) gets bad on the portion along Hams Road between Golf and Glenview Roads. But Hams is pretty navigable until Lake Ave. Let us know - I may want to take a shot at it early next week :)