Pennsy Greenway
Appearance
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Length | 7.9 mi (12.7 km) |
Location | Cook County, Illinois, Lake County, Indiana |
Trailheads | Lansing, Illinois Crown Point, Indiana |
Use | Walking, Biking |
Season | Year round |
Surface | Asphalt |
Right of way | Pennsylvania Railroad |
Website | http://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
- ^ "Pennsy Greenway". TrailLink. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Greenways & Blueways Northwest Indiana Regional Map" (PDF). www.nirpc.com. Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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