Illinois Prairie Path
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N 41° 52.525 W 087° 50.042
16T E 430792 N 4636280
The eastern terminus of the IPP is in Maywood, IL. The 61-mile multi-use limestone trail 25 miles west of Chicago, in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties in northeasten Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM6DGA
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2009
Views: 11
?Street parking is available near the trailhead and numerous spots along the trail.
The IPP is a former right-of-way for the old Chicago Aurora & Elgin electric railroad, it was the first U.S. rail-to-trail conversion in the nation in the 1960's. The Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway was an electric line which carried commuters and freight between Chicago and the western suburbs as far as the towns along the Fox River from Elgin to Aurora. The CA&E suspended commuter operations in 1957 and freight operations in 1959. The right-of-way was finally abandoned in 1961.
Trailhead/trail website: [Web Link]
Trail allowances or restrictions:
No motorized vehicles permitted. Cross-country skiing is allowed, but not advised due to numerous street crossings. Horses also permitted.
Trail type: Paved in Cook county, but crushed stone elsewhere
Parking: Not Listed
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