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Though not all sections of the trail connect directly, there is a section more than 31 miles (50km) long running through Lake County starting at Russell Road along the Wisconsin/Illinois state line and running south into Cook County. [2] There are additional disconnected sections south of the town of Des Plaines. [3]
Grand Illinois Trail in Mundelein, Illinois. The Grand Illinois Trail (occasionally abbreviated GIT) is a multipurpose recreational trail in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. At over 575 miles (925 km) in length, it is the longest trail in Illinois. [1] Parts of it are in the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail. [2]
The Fox River Trail is a multi-use path in Illinois along the Fox River. Largely in Kane County , the trail connects the communities of (North to South) Algonquin , Carpentersville , Dundee , Elgin , South Elgin , St. Charles , Geneva , Batavia , North Aurora , Aurora , Montgomery , and Oswego .
The Rock Island Trail became one of the first rail-trail conversions in downstate Illinois. The right-of-way was acquired for public use in 1965 and was deeded to the State in 1969, but it was only after a twenty-four-year period, in 1989, that the line was opened for use as a public trail. The official dedication came in May 1990. [3] [4]
The Prairie Trail is a 26-mile-long (42 km) [1] shared use path for walking and cycling, located in McHenry County, Illinois. The path is part of the Grand Illinois Trail and connects McHenry County to other trails in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is considered to be a good example of converting old methods of transportation to a new one. [2]
Washington / Idaho state line: Paved trail along the Spokane River connects to the North Idaho Centennial Trail for further 23 miles. Standing Stone Trail: 80 129 Pennsylvania: Mid State Trail near McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania: Tuscarora Trail in Buchanan State Forest: Connects the Mid State and Tuscarora Trails. Known as the Link Trail until 2007.
A highway named Sauk Trail runs from Frankfort, Illinois through Park Forest, Illinois to just west of the state line at Dyer, Indiana. US 12 was built along a known portion of the Sauk Trail that ultimately ends in Detroit. US 6 parallels, at various points, the Illinois and Des Plaines rivers' paths, and some of their tributaries. Natives and ...
The trail connects to several trails including the River to River Trail; the Illinois southern route of the American Discovery Trail; the U.S. Bicycle Route 76 (part of the TransAmerica Bike Route); and the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. [1] The trail is 55 miles (89 km) long. The trail is suitable for both hiking and gravel cycling.