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Busse Woods Bike Trail - Photos 5
from the Elk Herd off of Arlington Heights Road

(click on any of the bike trail photos to enlarge)

Riding along Gold Road, crossing a branch of the Salt Creek...

This is the Interstate 90 (Northwest Tollway) underpass...

The sign here show the trail going on on the sidewalk, but it doesn't really go anywhere scenic from here...

The trail ends at the famous Portillos hot dog restaurant (well, most people in the Chicago area know about it anyway... a great place to eat!)

I just thought that this photo was interesting... this is after I rode back to where the path splits (the black trail North (right) and the rest of the red trail loop to the left). I set my odometer trip meter at the 2 mile marker and rode back to the 0 marker... Well, as you can see they are in sync...

OK, now I am back on the red trail loop and about to cross Higgins (Route 72). This is a VERY busy intersection. You need to watch the signals and the traffic and stay alert here, just to get to the other side... Alright, I don't want to scare you too much (you do need to watch it here though), because it is REALLY worth it to cross over. You will be rewarded!

 

The Busse Woods Bike Trail Photo Tour - Busse Woods Forest Preserve, Cook County Illinois. From October, 2005.

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