To Downers Grove 33 Miles -

Submitted by Jeff Wincentsen

CAUTION: Use this route as a guide only. Suitability of roads may have changed. Verify the route and rest stops and check for construction before starting on a ride. All routes are not suitable for all levels of cyclists.

Start at Panera Bread    North Ave. & York    Elmhurst  MapQuest Map
Turn On
W Hahn St
L S Addison Ave (becomes Cottage Hill Ave)
  Cross RR tracks / St Charles Rd
R W Eggleston Ave
R N  Spring Rd
L W  Eggleston Ave
L S  Berkley Ave
R W Prairie Path Lane
L S Rex Blvd
L E Crescent Ave
R S Hawthorne Ave
R SW Path thru Eldridge Park
R W Bridge over Salt Creek
L SE Commonwealth Ln
  Cross Butterfield Rd
L NW Into Housing Area
R SW Salt Creek bike path under Roosevelt Rd
R E Frontage Rd (along S side of Roosevelt Rd)
R S Path thru York Woods
R W Harger Rd
L S Spring Rd
L E Commerce Dr
R S McDonalds Dr
 
Turn On
L E Cermack Rd (22nd St)
R S Jorie Blvd
L E 31st St (use bike path on S side of road)
R SE Spring Rd
R S Madison St
S Cross Ogden Ave
R W Maple St
L S Quincy St
R W Town Place
L S Stough St
R W Burlington Ave
  Cross Rt 83 via underpass
L S Prospect Ave
  Rest Stop:  Starbucks Coffee Shop @ Park Ave and Prospect Ave
  Return to Elmhurst
S Prospect Ave
R W Park Ave (becomes Western Ave)
S Cross 55 St
R W 59th St
W Cross Cass Ave / Main St
R N Carpenter St
N Cross 55 St / Maple Ave
R E Gilbert Ave
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Turn On
L N  Forest Ave
L W Lincoln St
R N Saratoga Ave
N Cross Ogden Ave
N N thru Doerhofer Park and continue N on Saratoga Ave
R E At Venard Rd, go R E to sidewalk on W side of Highland Ave
L N Sidewalk on W side of Highland Ave
N Cross I-88 via overpass
L W  Frontage Rd (near Circuit City)
R N Downers Drive
N Cross Butterfield Rd
L W  Brook Dr
R N Finley Rd (keep R, busy st!)
R W 22nd St
R S Edson St
L E Arboretum Dr
L N Main St
R E 17th St
  Cross Highland Ave
W Jog R and L, cont W on Eastgate Rd
L N Stewart Ave
R E 17th St
L N Farifield Ave
R E  16th St
L N  Luther Ave 
R E 15th St
 
Turn On
  Jog L and R at Michigan Ave -- cont W on Lowell Ln
L N  Danby St -- becomes 14th St heading E
L N  Summit Ave
N Cross Roosevelt Rd / Madison St / Washington St
R E Kennilworth Ave
L N  Villa Ave
R E Wildwood St
R S Monterey Ave
L W Illinois Prairie Path 
  Cross Rt 83
L N  West Ave
R E Surf St
R S Hawthorne Ave
L W Eggleston Ave
L N  Spring Rd (becomes Hagans Ave)
  Cross St Charles Rd
R E Elmpark Ave
L N  Prospect Ave (becomes Maple Ave)
  Cross RR tracks
R E 3rd St
L N  Addison Ave
R E Hahn St
  Arrive Panera Bread
  The End