Greenway & Trail Information

This page shows information about individual greenways.

Chicago Area:

Existing Trail
Potential Corridor

Type		Waterway
Length		35 Miles
Maps	Lake County Forest Preserves's Des Plaines River Trail Map [2006] Village of Northbrook's Bikeway Plan [2003] Village of Libertyville's Trail Map [2008] IPTA's Trail Map [1998] IDNR's Trail Map [2004] Village of Gurnee's Trails Map [2003] FPDCC's Des Plaines River Trail Map [2004]
Plans	City of Chicago's Trail Plan [2007] WCMC's Bikeway Plan [2007] NIPC's Greenways Plan [1997] Lake County's Trails Plan [2004] Village of Glenview's Trail Plan [2004] Village of Forest Park's Bikeway Plan [2001] City of Des Plaines's Trails Plan [2007] Village of Wheeling's Bikeways Plan [2003]

Interactive Map

Relevant News

May 7, 2008	Firm chosen to upgrade forest preserve trail
Nov 9, 2007	15 acres would help link Lake County trails
Aug 8, 2007	Mayor's riverwalk idea gains some funding, footing
May 20, 2007	A guide to suburban bike trails
Apr 27, 2007	Forest board backs plan for Des Plaines river walk
Mar 16, 2007	Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County
Oct 31, 2006	Riverwalk task force formed
Nov 9, 1990	EPA chief backs plans for urban greenways

Relevant Links

	Lake County: Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway
	FPD Cook County's Des Plaines Trail map download page

Existing Grade Separations

Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Belvidere Rd/IL 120 with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Buckley Road/IL 137 with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Deerfield Road with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Deerfield Road with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Devon Avenue with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Grand Ave./IL 132 with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from IL 176 with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Lake-Cook Road with an Overpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Palatine Road with an Overpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Skokie Highway/US 41 with an Overpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from St. Marys Road with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Touhy Avenue with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Townline Rd./IL 60 with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Tri-State Tollway/I-94 with an Underpass.
Des Plaines River Trail is separated from Washington Street with an Underpass.

Needed Grade Separations

No highway/trail crossings along Des Plaines River Trail have been identified as needing grade separations.

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