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 |
| L E |
Park Ave |
| R S |
Poplar Ave |
| |
Cross St Charles Rd |
| |
Cont S under the RR
underpass |
| |
Cont S on Poplar Ave |
| L E |
Madison St |
| R S |
Stratford Ave |
| L E |
Adams St |
| R S |
High St |
| L E |
Butterfield Rd (Stay R !
Busy street.) |
| |
Go under I-88 underpass |
| R SE |
Darmstadt Rd |
| R S |
Hillside Ave |
| L E |
Harrision St (Beware of bad RR tracks !) |
| |
Cross
Wolf Rd |
| R S |
Orchard Ave |
| L SE |
Railroad Ave |
| R S |
Oakridge Ave |
| R W |
Edgewater Ave |
| |
Cont W thru playground |
|
| Turn |
On |
| |
Cont W on Fencl Lane |
| |
Cross Roosevelt Rd |
| |
Cont S on Highridge Pkwy
(St name changes) |
| L E |
Canterbury St |
| |
Cross Manheim Rd |
| R S |
Westchester Blvd |
| R W |
Bond St |
| |
Cont
SW on path |
| R W |
Crestwood Ln |
| L S |
Manheim Rd (Stay on E
sidewalk, busy street !) |
| |
Cross Cermak Rd (use light,
busy street !) |
| |
Cont S on sidewalk |
| L E |
Bemis Woods bike path |
| |
Cross RR tracks / Kemman
Ave / Maple Ave |
| L N |
Exit bike path at 9th Ave
and 26th St |
| E |
26th St (Stay R, busy
street !) |
| |
Cross 1st Ave / Des Plaines
Ave |
| R S |
Westover Ave |
| L E |
Northgate Rd (becomes
Selborne Rd) |
| L NE |
Longcommon Rd (becomes
Riverside Dr) |
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| Turn |
On |
| |
Cross Harlem / 26th St |
| L N |
Oak Park Ave (just past East Ave or Ridgeland Ave is
an option N) |
| |
Cross 22nd St /
Roosevelt Rd / 290 / Washington Blvd |
| L W |
Lake St |
| |
Cross Harlem Ave |
| |
Rest Stop: Panera Bread
(At William St and Lake St) |
| E |
Lake St |
| R S |
Oak Park Ave |
| L E |
South Blvd (becomes
Corcoran Ave / Lake St) |
| |
Cross
Ridgeland Ave / Austin Blvd / Central Ave / Laramie Ave / Cicero Ave / Pulaski Rd / Conservatory Dr / Kedzie Ave /
Sacramento Blvd / Western Ave |
| L N |
Damen Ave |
| |
Cross Grand Ave / Chicago
Ave / Division St / North Ave |
| R E |
Wabansia Ave |
| R S |
Wolcott
Ave |
| |
Arrive: Rapid Transit Cycle Shop
1900 W North Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 227-2288 |
| |
Return to Elmhurst |
| E |
North Ave |
| |
Cross Ashland Ave / Kennedy
Expwy (90/94) |
| L NW |
Elston Ave |
|
| Turn |
On |
| |
Cross
Western Ave / Armitage Ave / Fullerton Ave / Logan Blvd / Diversey Ave /
Belmont Ave / Pulaski Rd / Addison St / Cicero Ave / Irving Park Rd/Montrose Ave/Lawrence |
| L W |
Lawrence Ave |
| |
Cross Edens Expwy (94)/Kennedy Expy (90)/Milwaukee |
| R N |
Central Ave |
| L NW |
Higgins Ave |
| |
Cross
Austin Ave |
| L W |
Foster Ave |
| |
Cross Nagle Ave / Harlem
Ave |
| L S |
Canfield Ave |
| |
Cross Lawrence Ave |
| R W |
Montrose Ave |
| |
Cross Cumberland Ave |
| L S |
Enter Shiller Woods Forest
Preserve |
| L SW |
1st fork on Forest Preserve
Rd |
| L SW |
2nd fork on Forest Preserve
Rd |
| R SE |
3rd fork on Forest Preserve
Rd |
| R W |
Cont W on sidewalk on N
side of Irving Park Rd |
| |
Cross DesPlaines River Road |
| W |
On sidewalk along N side of
Irving Park Rd |
| W |
Cut thru a parking lot by a
Dunkin Donuts |
| L S |
Old River Rd |
| R W |
Alley that runs parallel to
Irving Park Rd |
| L S |
Shiller Park Police Station
parking lot |
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| Turn |
On |
| L E |
On sidewalk on N side of
Irving Park Rd (Wait for light ! Stay R busy st !) |
| R S |
Wesley Terr |
| |
Rest Stop: McDonalds |
| W |
Parking lot sneak to
Prairie Ave |
| W |
Sidewalk sneak on S side of
Irving Park Rd |
| |
Cross RR tracks via
underpass |
| L S |
Prairie Ave |
| L E |
Rose St (veers S later) |
| R W |
Soreng Ave |
| L S |
25th Ave |
| R S |
Ruby St |
| R W |
King Ave |
| L S |
Scott
St |
| |
Cross RR tracks / Franklin
Ave / Grand Ave |
| R W |
Greenfield Rd |
| L S |
Sarah St |
| R W |
Nevada Ave |
| L S |
George St |
|
| Turn |
On |
| R W |
Herrick Ave |
| L S |
Lincoln St |
| R W |
Fullerton Ave |
| |
Cross Manheim Rd / Wolf Rd |
| L S |
Midland Trail (off to the
left, just before Fullerton Ave enters King Arthur Apartments) |
| R W |
Palmer Ave |
| L S |
Railroad Ave |
| R W |
Sidewalk sneak on N side of
North Ave -- go under RR tracks and thru Entenmann's parking lot |
| W |
Lake St |
| |
Cross Northwest Ave / I-294
via underpass / County Line Rd |
| L S |
Emroy Ave |
| |
Cross I-290 via overpass /
North Ave |
| R SW |
Melrose Ave |
| L S |
Willow Rd |
| R W |
3rd St |
| |
Cross York St |
| R N |
Addison Ave |
| R E |
Hahn St |
| |
Arrive Panera Bread (North and York) |
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