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Permalink Reply by Rich S on May 17, 2013 at 5:42am

Trail conditions were good on Saturday May 11 from Oakton north to the North Shore Bike Path.  All underpasses were open and there were only a few mud patches left.  All trees blocking the path had been removed.  There were some ruts and flood damage left over so use a bit of caution and keep an eye out.  

Permalink Reply by Tim Heckman on May 19, 2013 at 7:47am

Good on Sunday May 19th from Foster to the Milwaukee crossing near Allison Woods. A few bone shaker ruts, but the hardest riding was through the excess if screening on the path at the overpass of the Kennedy.

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on June 9, 2013 at 3:04pm

If anyone comes across the U part of the U-Lock, I lost it somewhere north of Allison Woods. This is what I get for riding a hybrid bike on this bumpy part of the path.  The trail is in great condition once you get north of Lake-Cook Road.

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on July 20, 2017 at 7:47am

Any updates on the condition of the trail?

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on July 28, 2017 at 3:02am

Anyone have any updates on DPRT? Comrade is organizing a ride and was asking about trail conditions

Permalink Reply by Alan Xiao on July 30, 2017 at 6:41am

I rode the DPRT north from Dundee this morning. The underpass at Deerfield RD was open but was closed a week ago. The river's water level was right at the level of the trail today. Continuing north the trail was rutted in areas from water running through. The first trail closure sign I saw was near Estonian Lane. It looked ok to me so I continued. Another closure sign popped up around Lincolnshire. I figured that if I kept going, the underpass at 60 would still be underwater. It was not passable earlier this month though it is easy to continue north if you cross 60 east of the bridge. So I turned around and decided to ride road instead.
I am not sure if I would organize a ride until the closed trail signs are removed. YMMV. I will try to update in a week.
I almost forgot - the mosquitoes are real nasty out there.

Permalink Reply by David Beazley on July 31, 2017 at 2:33pm

I've ridden out to the DPRT at Rt. 176 a few times over the last few weeks (via North Shore Trail).  Here is a picture shortly after all of the rainfall (7/15). 

Here is a picture from 7/30.  Still some water on the trail, but maybe passable.  I didn't venture onto it--seemed like it would mostly be a horrific mess of mud and mosquitos. 

Permalink Reply by Caiken on August 4, 2017 at 4:28am

I was out toward the central/north part (north of rosemont, south of Central) last Sunday and it was pretty dry and fine (mosquitoes) but I'm wondering if anyone has any odds on how southern portion will be tomorrow? I'd like to get out while all the cool kids are tearing up Palos ;)

Permalink Reply by Alan Xiao on August 5, 2017 at 4:40am

DPRT north from Dundee was great this morning. The water is down a foot or two from last week and everything is open except for the underpass at 60 which has been underwater all summer. Easy to bypass by going east and crossing 60 when it's safe.

Permalink Reply by Ben Ellenson on July 14, 2018 at 2:20am

Anyone have updates on conditions?

Permalink Reply by Alan Xiao on August 5, 2019 at 2:42am

DPRT was great yesterday. The Deerfield and Rt 60 underpasses were open. The river is low. The best time is early morning when you will have the trail to yourself.

Permalink Reply by Elwood Gruschow on August 9, 2019 at 3:41am

Thank Alan for the 2019 update.  With the floods this spring I wondered about trail conditions. Based on your reports I did a metra-bike-metra trip from the loop. I biked from Libertyville to Winthrop Harbor, Wednesday August 7, 2019.   DPR was wonderfully maintained and dry.  I plan to repeat the ride again this year.

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