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
| Turn |
On |
| W |
Hahn St |
| L S |
Addison Ave |
| |
Cross RR tracks |
| R E |
Park Ave |
| R S |
Poplar Ave |
| |
Cross St Charles Rd |
| L E |
Vallette St |
| E |
IPP at Taft Ave |
| L NW |
Butterfield Rd |
| R E |
Washington Blvd |
| L N |
Eastern Ave |
| R E |
St Charles Rd |
| L N |
19th St (Broadway) |
| |
Cross Lake St / North Ave |
| R E |
Armitage Ave |
| L N |
George St (West St) |
| L W |
Fullerton Ave |
| R N |
Maple St |
| |
Cross Grand Ave |
| L W |
Chestnut Ave |
| R N |
Commercial St (becomes
Franklin Ave W) |
| |
Cross 25th Ave (Rose St) |
| R N |
Calwagner |
|
| Turn |
On |
| R E |
Addison Ave |
| L N |
25th Ave (Rose St) |
| R N |
Prairie Ave |
| R E |
Sidewalk sneak along S side
of Irving Park Rd |
| R SE |
Parking lot sneak to Wesley
Terr |
| R SE |
Rest Stop: McDonalds |
| N |
Wesley Terr |
| L W |
Irving Park Rd (Wait for
light ! Stay R busy st !) |
| R N |
Shiller Park Police Station
parking lot |
| R E |
Alley that runs parrallel to
Irving Park Rd |
| L N |
Old River Rd |
| R E |
Parking lot, exit beside
Dunkin Donuts along N side
of Irving Park Rd |
| L E |
Wide sidewalk on the N side
of Irving Park Rd |
| |
Cross DesPlaines River Road |
| E |
Cont E on Wide sidewalk
along N side of Irving Park Rd |
| L N |
Forest Preserve entrance
Schiller Woods |
| L NW |
First fork in forest
preserve road |
| R NE |
2nd fork on the forest
preserve road |
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Page 2
| Turn |
On |
| R NE |
3rd fork in forest preserve
road |
| R SE |
Montrose Ave (Busy st, stay
R !) |
| |
Cross Cumberland Ave (Rt
171) |
| L N |
Canfield Rd |
| |
Cross Lawrence Ave |
| R E |
Foster Ave |
| L N |
Canfield Rd |
| |
Cross I-90 / Talcott Ave /
Devon Ave / RR tracks |
| R SE |
Olmstead Ave |
| L NE |
Oshkosh Ave |
| |
Cross Northwest Highway |
| L N |
Oriole Ave |
| L W |
Ibsen St |
| R N |
Overhill Ave |
| |
Cross Touhy Ave / Sibley St |
| R E |
Lahon St |
| L N |
Oriole Ave |
| |
Cross Oakton Ave |
| L W |
Parking lot sneak to Amlings
Cycle
at Milwaukee St and Oriole Ave |
| |
Arrive: Amlings Cycle |
| |
Return to Elmhurst: |
| N |
Cross Milwaukee St N to get
to Monroe St |
| R E |
Monroe St (becomes
Cleveland) |
| |
Cross Harlem Ave / Waukegan
Rd / Caldwell Ave |
| E |
Enter Caldwell Forest
Preserve |
| R SE |
Path to North Branch bike
path |
| R W |
Howard St |
| |
Rest Stop: White Castle
at Howard St and Milwaukee St |
|
| Turn |
On |
| E |
Howard St |
| R S |
North Branch bike path |
| L E |
Trail follows sidewalk at
Touhey Ave
Trail resumes S on E side of Chicago River |
| |
Cross Harts Rd |
| R S |
3-way trail intersection |
| R SW |
Trail to intersection of
Devon Ave & Milwaukee St |
| R W |
Devon Ave |
| L S |
Milwaukee St to Nagle Ave |
| R W |
Raven St |
| |
Cross Northwest Highway |
| L SE |
Avondale Ave |
| R SW |
Thorndale Ave (Natoma Ave) |
| |
Cross I-90 / Higgings Rd |
| R W |
Foster Ave |
| L SW |
Foster Place |
| R E |
Foster Ave |
| |
Cross Harlem Ave / Cumberland
Ave |
| L S |
East River Rd (busy st !!!) |
| |
Cross Lawrence Ave |
| R W |
Forest Preserve dirt sneak
to Schller Woods |
| R SE |
First fork in forest
preserve road |
| L SW |
2nd fork on the forest
preserve road |
| L SW |
3rd fork in forest preserve
road |
| R W |
Sidewalk sneak along Irving
Park Rd |
| |
Cross DesPlaines River Road |
| R N |
Parking lot sneak to Old
River Rd |
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Page 3
| Turn |
On |
| L S |
Old River Rd |
| R E |
Alley parallel to Irving
Park Rd |
| R L L |
Around Schiller Park Police
Station |
| R W |
Sidewalk sneak under RR
tracks |
| R N |
Parking lot sneak at Al and
Andy's Restaurant |
| L S |
25th Ave |
| R |
Starbucks stop at 25th and Irving Park Rd |
| S |
25th
Ave |
| R SW |
Ruby St |
| |
Cross Addison Ave / RR
tracks / Franklin Ave |
| R W |
Chestnut St |
| L S |
Scott St |
| |
Cross Grand Ave |
| R E |
Greenfield Rd |
| L S |
Louis St |
| R E |
Manor
Ave |
| L S |
Sarah St |
|
| Turn |
On |
| R W |
Nevada Ave |
| L S |
George St |
| R W |
Herrick Ave |
| L S |
Lincoln Ave |
| R W |
Fullerton
Ave |
| |
Cross Manheim Rd / Wolf Rd |
| L S |
Midland Trial (just before
King Arthur Apartments) |
| R W |
Palmer Ave |
| L S |
Railroad Ave |
| R W |
Sidwalk sneak on N sid eo fo
North Ave -- go under RR tracks and thru parking lot |
| W |
Lake St |
| |
Cross Nothwest Ave / I-294 /
County Line Rd |
| L S |
Emroy St |
| |
Cross I-290 / North Ave |
| R SW |
Melrose Ave |
| L S |
Willow Rd |
| R W |
Third St |
| R N |
Addison |
| R E |
Hahn St |
| End |
Arrive Panera Bread (North and York) |
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