| Route |
Contributor |
Last Updated |
Where |
Distance |
Tags |
|
Rickshaw Bike route |
moksha |
Jul 3rd |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
11.5km |
|
| Passing through: JumpStreet if your in the loop, Downtown, Ignore this marker, Exit off Lakeshore Bike Path, 1010 W Waveland, 1010 w waveland |
|
Emerald to GSB |
ataneja |
Jul 1st |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
15.3km |
Commute |
|
North Side to I&M Trailhead |
kastigar |
Jun 29th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
114.5km |
Recreational, Onroad, Smooth, Offroad, Urban, Scenic, Touring |
| Semi-Scenic route from the north side of Chicago to Joliet and the trailhead of the I&M Canal Path. |
|
CCM june |
segahekui |
Jun 28th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
62.1km |
Recreational, Urban |
| a good day |
|
NW Chicago to Motorola Schaumburg |
atmatt |
Jun 25th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
30.8km |
Commute, Onroad, Smooth, Urban |
| Passing through: Chicago, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Motorola |
|
Between the Canals |
kastigar |
Jun 20th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
31.9km |
Smooth, Intermediate, Low traffic, High traffic, Touring |
| Route joining the Illinois Michigan Canal with the Hennepin Canal path to cross Illinois. |
|
CCM Bubble Ride |
jjlthree |
Jun 18th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
26.7km |
|
| Locations of interest:
Bubble gum: Wrigley Building, 400 N. Michigan Ave.
Seltzer: Jewell Water Co., 557 W. Fulton. Sold seltzer to speakeasies during prohibition.
Beer: Schoenhofen Brewery, 18th and Canalport. Brewed Edelweiss beer; during prohibition, they invented Green River to stay in business.
Soda: Filbert's Root Beer, 3430 S. Ashland. Last of the independent Chicago soda bottlers.
Decomposition: Bubbly Creek, 35th St. bridge (1300 W). Don't fall in! Formerly open sewer for the Stockyards (1875-1971). By the 1990s the only living metazoans in the creek were huge numbers of bloodworms feeding on the estimated two meters of rotting blood in the bed of the hypoxic creek.
Bubbles and Bikes: Bubbly Dynamics, 1048 W. 37th - Home to Lloyd Cycles and formerly the Rat Patrol!
Soap: Stockyards Gate, 41st. and Peoria; home to Armour Soap Factory & Rendering Plant
Bubble Dancing: Burnham Park (24th -28th St. beach) was the location of the Century of Progress Midway, where Sally Rand did her |
|
Chicago Loop to Door County, Wi |
hove |
Jun 17th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
378.2km |
Low traffic, High traffic, Urban, Rural, Scenic, Touring |
| Route for my Bike Tour from the Chicago South Loop to Door County Wisconsin July 31, Aug1, Aug2 2008 |
|
Chicago Illinois to Bensenville Illionois |
erwincastro |
Jun 16th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
18.5km |
Commute |
| Passing through: bensenville, il |
|
Ukranian Village-NU downtown |
drthutn |
Jun 14th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
7km |
|
|
work/jewle |
oldstyle |
Jun 14th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
9.6km |
Commute |
|
Writer's Leg-Stretcher |
yojo |
Jun 7th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
20.8km |
Recreational, High traffic, Urban |
| Limber up before you go all noun-verb-adjective. |
|
Chicago to ND |
nbk27hi |
May 31st |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
150.2km |
Recreational, Onroad, Rural, Scenic, Touring |
|
bike the drive may 2008 |
miqueltango |
May 27th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
79.1km |
|
| Passing through: rogers park |
|
Bar Commute |
cironian |
May 16th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
5.6km |
Commute, High traffic, Safe, Urban |
| Route I take to work a few nights a week. |
|
Chicago: Humboldt Park to DePaul (Lincoln Park) |
bootyjive666 |
May 14th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
5.2km |
Commute, Safe, Urban |
|
yoga->home |
smich |
May 12th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
9.5km |
Commute, Onroad, Intermediate, High traffic, Urban |
|
Union Station to Savanna |
pande15 |
May 3rd |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
397.8km |
|
| 3 Days |
|
Diversey Harbor - Museum Campus (Chicago, IL) |
ambrishrk |
Apr 25th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
16.2km |
Recreational, Smooth, Intermediate, Offroad, High traffic, Safe, Urban, Scenic, Touring |
| A really nice bike path that takes you through a park, by a pond, Diversey Harbor, Fullerton, North Avenue and Oak Street Beaches, Navy Pier, Monroe Harbor, Buckingham Fountain and Grant Park and the Shedd Aquarium (Southernmost point is at the entrance to the Aquarium, from where you can take in a fantastic view of the city's best known buildings and parks) |
|
J&J N. Shore Route |
jobobike |
Apr 24th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
69.7km |
Recreational, Training, Onroad, Low traffic, Safe |
| Alternative N. Shore route. A low traffic loop. |
|
Waveland GC to Highland Park |
chris2423 |
Apr 20th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
32.4km |
|
| This route follows the Lakefront Path north and then goes through Evanston and Wilmette to join up with the Green Bay Trail to Highland Park. |
|
Train Trek to Little Village |
jpelker |
Apr 20th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
28.1km |
|
| train mexicans |
|
Chicago Loop to Michigan Border |
metzenberg |
Apr 14th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
97.3km |
Onroad, Intermediate, Low traffic, High traffic, Safe, Unsafe, Urban, Touring |
| Escape from Chicago. This route has a few difficult stretches getting through Hammond and Gary, with bad road surfaces and heavy traffic, but otherwise it is the fastest way out in the direction of Detroit. |
|
18 miles to work |
Ump on a Bike |
Apr 9th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
29.7km |
Commute, Training, Onroad, Low traffic, High traffic |
|
Uptown to Downtown via Lake Shore Path |
tarafinas |
Apr 8th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
10.2km |
Commute, Smooth, Offroad, Low traffic, Urban, Scenic |
|
Far North Side to Critical Mass (Daley Plaza) |
sharlyn |
Mar 18th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
18.2km |
Commute, Basic, Safe, Urban |
| This is my favorite route to get to CCM, probably the fastest one I've found where I am on streets comfortable for me. Once you get into the loop of course it's all nasty. |
|
Rogers Park to Northwestern Evanston campus |
sharlyn |
Mar 18th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
5km |
Commute, Onroad, Safe, Urban |
|
org15's commute |
org15 |
Mar 7th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
13km |
Commute, Safe, Urban |
|
rogers park to river north |
miqueltango |
Feb 29th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
13.6km |
Commute, Onroad, High traffic |
| Passing through: river north |
|
Tour da Chicago, 2008 - Prologue |
vxla |
Jan 14th |
United States >
Illinois >
Chicago
|
35.9km |
Commute, Onroad, Intermediate, Difficult, High traffic, Safe, Unsafe, Urban |
| The checkpoints for the Prologue are set. Riders start and finish at 1048 W. 37th Street. The first checkpoint will be just west of the 95th Street bridge that crosses the Calument River (approx. 3300 E. 95th St.). The second checkpoint will be at The Medici on 57th in Hyde Park (1327 E. 57th St.). Riders may choose their own route between checkpoints but the checkpoints must be completed in order. Total distance is about 23 miles depending on your routing and whether or not you like to slalom the dotted line. THE PROLOGUE - January 13 @ Bubbly Dynamics (bubblydynamics.com) 1048 W. 37th Street. Registration opens 7:00 a.m. Ride starts 8:00 a.m. The prologue will be an open course time trial with two checkpoints. The start/finish will be 1048 W. 37th. Riders will leave in either minute or thirty second intervals depending on turn out. |
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Bicycle Trails in Chicago, Illinois, United States
