South Loop to South Suburbs

Hey All!  

I'm incredibly tired of driving (or train-ing) from work (Van Buren and State) to home (Homewood/Flossmoor area).  I'd love to find a reasonably safe bike bath from work to home, but am struggling.  Any one have any suggestions or tried such a trek before?  I don't mind much if it takes me out of the way to avoid death et al.  I am considering the lake front path plus the "bike friendly roads" that google maps suggests, but that only gets me as far as Dolton. 

Thank in advance for any help!  I'm also happy to report how any such travel goes.

Grace

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Permalink Reply by El Dorado on August 15, 2013 at 6:56am

Perhaps consider buying a bullet proof vest also?

Permalink Reply by Jared on August 15, 2013 at 7:09am

I've biked from Chicago to Beverly and then to Flossmoor, we took Archer and California and Kedzie most of the way.  From Beverly to Flossmoor we took Western and then Dixie Highway.  Not sure if there's a quieter alternative.

Permalink Reply by Grace on August 15, 2013 at 10:15am

Thank you all for the help!!  I plan to try one (or more) of these next week and will report back. 

Grace

Permalink Reply by Al Sturges on August 16, 2013 at 10:23am

If you go through Lansing, take 186th to the Thorn Creek Trail, to Glenwood,, short dirt path to Center returns to Main to 187th.

If through Dolton, 138th E, Lincoln SE, Chicago/South Park/Chicago S, Eleanor W, Blackstone S, Margaret E, Schwab/Thorn Creek/Cottage Grove S to Glenwood.

From Blue Island, Western S, Cross bridge, U turn to Olde Western, Broadway E, Ashland/Wood S, 167th W, Dixie Hwy S.
Permalink Reply by pav on August 16, 2013 at 2:57pm

I recently rode to the Old Plank Road, also the round-a-bout way, going through the east side, down to burnham greenway, and west through the woods around Lansing/Glenwood. Basically the bike friendly road route on google. 

A more direct path down to the Homewood/Matteson area sounds nice. riding on Western seems intimidating from what i've seen of it.. never seen this southeast Dixie Hwy diagonal path that it morphs into before.. interested to hear how that route ends up!

the large AltTransit map i have designates that route as 'fair', the lowest of the designations they use. another one they recommend is taking Ashland from 127th down which morphs into Wood st around 140th, and then down to 167th - which is marked as 'good'.  the other diagonal, heading west, Park Ave, starting right around Harvey seems promising too - it's also 'good' down from halsted all the way through to Homewood area. I've ridden halsted many times before - except for between 111 down to the 180s.. i've found it to be a decent ride, if you can avoid syncing timing with the bus it's a nice route straight south. 

Permalink Reply by Señor Dolor DeCabeza on August 17, 2013 at 1:34pm

Good day,

I ride into Chicago to the Art Institute from North Hammond. I have worked out what I think is a fairly safe route that is a combination of low traffic streets and bike paths, including the southern length of the LakeFront path. I am including a link to a map of my route so you can check it out. I'm not sure about getting from Hegewisch to Homewood, though. I guess you could take Avenue O (Hegewisch) / Burnham Ave. out to Glenwood-Lansing and that would not be bad. There are probably even a few paths in the forest preserves that you could make use of. If you would, let me see the route that you work out when you get it sorted. FYI: It's about an hour and 1/2 from Hammond. Link: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/253283003

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