Subject: RE: Bike routes near Chicago/NW SuburbsI don't know if this is too far from you but I'm a big fan of the forest preserve trail over by the skokie lagoons. (Tower road and the I94 expressway. ) It's a longer trail. There is a 5mi loop right at tower road and a 12-15mi (I can't remember exactly ) out and back. Not a lot of bike/runner traffic and you don't cross that many streets. You ride in the trees mostly so there is no wind. It's where I go when I really want to hammer and do speed work. I know I can go all out and leave nothing in the tank because on the way back I won't die into a head wind. |