Prairie Trail
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| Prairie Trail | |
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| Length | 26 miles (42 km)[1] |
| Location | McHenry County, Illinois, USA |
| Use | Cycling and pedestrians |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Season | Limited access during winter |
The Prairie Trail is a 26-mile-long (42 km)[1] shared use path for walking and cycling, located adjacent in McHenry County, Illinois. The path is part of the Grand Illinois Trail and connects McHenry County to other trails in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is considered to be a good example of convert old methods of transportation to a new one [2].
The connecting trails are[3] :
The trail follows the old Chicago and Northwestern rail line that ran from Kane County into Wisconsin [2].
References
- ^ a b "Prairie Trail" (PDF). McHenry County Conservation District. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ a b http://mchenrycountyliving.com/prairie-trail/
- ^ https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications/documents/00000642.pdf