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The Illinois Prairie Path consists of three distinct branches originating from a point just west of downtown Wheaton The northwest branch is called the Elgin Branch and runs approximately 16 miles (26 km) to Elgin , where it intersects with the Fox River Trail 42°0′49.1″N 88°16′29.2″W / 42.013639°N 88.274778°W / 42. ...
Three tracks run between the platforms, though one does not access the station. There is a station house next to the inbound (north) track, which is open 24 hours. Tickets are available at the station house on weekdays. The Illinois Prairie Path runs along the south edge of the complex.
As of 2023, Villa Park is working on a Tri-Trail connector project which will connect the trail with both the Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail. [4] The project was completed in 2024. [ 5 ]
Inspired by the creation of the Illinois Prairie Path and Wisconsin’s Elroy-Sparta State trail in the mid-1960s, the Rails to Trails Conservancy took off in 1986 with a mission of converting ...
Great Western Trail (Illinois) I. Illinois Prairie Path; M. Monon Trail; N. North Branch Trail; O. Old Plank Road Trail (Illinois) P. Pennsy Greenway; Prairie Trail; S.
Illinois Prairie Path, Chicago and vicinity. Interurban Trail, Springfield to Chatham; Jane Addams Trail, Freeport to the Wisconsin state line; Kickapoo Rail Trail, Urbana to Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Danville [12] Long Prairie Trail, Boone County; Lost Bridge Trail, Springfield to Rochester; Nickel Plate Trail, New Douglas to Pontoon ...
As the railway was abandoned, the government of DuPage County made upgrades to the path, and between 1990 through 1992, the trail was converted from a rail grade to a bicycle trail. The 12.7-mile (20.4 km) crushed stone path crosses some farmland and suburban areas. At the east end of the trail is a restored former CGW depot building.
The Illinois Prairie Path is a multi-use nature trail for non-motorized public use: it stretches for approximately 61 miles in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties in northeastern Illinois. It was the first U.S. rail-to-trail conversion in the nation in the 1960s, adapting a former right-of-way for the old Chicago Aurora & Elgin electric railroad.