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Pennsy Greenway

Coordinates: 41°28′11.4″N 87°25′12.5″W / 41.469833°N 87.420139°W / 41.469833; -87.420139
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Pennsy Greenway
Length7.9 mi (12.7 km)
LocationCook County, Illinois, Lake County, Indiana
TrailheadsLansing, Illinois
Crown Point, Indiana
UseWalking, Biking
SeasonYear round
SurfaceAsphalt
Right of wayPennsylvania Railroad
Websitehttp://www.traillink.com

The Pennsy Greenway is a rail trail in the Chicago metropolitan area running from Lansing, Illinois to Schererville, Indiana. The trail runs on the former Penn Central Railway, and is currently incomplete, but is paved at segments in Lansing, Munster, Dyer, Schererville, and Crown Point. The trail is paved through these segments at a total of 7.9 miles,[1] and the trail is planned to extend for 15 miles.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pennsy Greenway". TrailLink. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Greenways & Blueways Northwest Indiana Regional Map" (PDF). www.nirpc.com. Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

41°28′11.4″N 87°25′12.5″W / 41.469833°N 87.420139°W / 41.469833; -87.420139