Grand Illinois Trail - McHenry to Chicago
97Grand Illinois Trail - McHenry to Chicago is a 9.7-mile bike path in and around Chicago, IL. 100% of it has a smooth, kid-friendly surface. 93% of it is away from cars. There's a playground, restrooms and parking within half a mile. PedalKin gives it a kid score of 97 out of 100.
9.7 mi · 100% smooth surface · 93% away from cars
Scores are based on OpenStreetMap data and may be out of date or wrong. Always check trail conditions, closures and your child's readiness before you ride. Disclaimer
Best place to start
Park at Lincoln (Abraham) Park, off North Recreation Drive, right by the trail. From the lot, restrooms are about 750 feet away and a playground is about 800 feet away.
- The trail
- Playground
- Restroom
- Parking
- Best place to start
Playgrounds and restrooms within half a mile are shown. Parking lots are shown if they're within about 200 m (one or two blocks), plus the closest one. Tap a dot for its name.
Close by
Parks within half a mile of the trail, closest first, and what they have.
- Lincoln (Abraham) Park (along the trail): 9 playgrounds, 21 restrooms and 36 parking lots
- Ronan (George) Park (along the trail): 2 playgrounds
- Legion Park (along the trail): 6 playgrounds
- River Park (along the trail): 2 playgrounds, 1 restroom and 2 parking lots
- Buena Park Neighborhood Association Garden (along the trail): 1 parking lot
- Wetlands (along the trail): 1 parking lot
- Clarendon Park (along the trail): 1 playground and 1 parking lot
- Jeffery Green Park (0.2 mi away): 1 playground
- Kirk Lane Park (0.2 mi away): 1 playground
- Ravenswood Manor Park (0.2 mi away): 1 playground
Plus 14 more parks, and 17 playgrounds, 14 restrooms and 43 parking lots outside parks, shown on the map.
Nearby trails
These trails connect to or come within a block or two of Grand Illinois Trail - McHenry to Chicago.
- Grand Illinois Trail - Maywood to Lansing · 17.8 mi · kid score 81
- Lakefront Trail · 3.2 mi · kid score 90
- North Branch Red Paved Trail · 2.9 mi · kid score 95
- North Shore Channel Trail · 4.1 mi · score unknown
- Valley Line Trail · 2.0 mi · kid score 99