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Prospect Heights

Des Plaines River Trail – Catherine Chevalier Woods loop from Prospect Heights

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Prospect Heights

Des Plaines River Trail – Catherine Chevalier Woods loop from Prospect Heights

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(9449)

19,692

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Des Plaines River Trail – Catherine Chevalier Woods loop from Prospect Heights

03:24

41.5km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 10.9 km for 192 m

After 16.0 km for 127 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

6.95 km

Railway crossing

Highlight • Structure

Watch for the railway crossing ahead, which lacks crossing lights and automatic rail bars. However, two cement blocks are placed just before the tracks to slow you down and alert …

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2

10.5 km

Des Plaines River

Highlight • River

Des Plaines River flows 133 miles (214 km) flows through Wisconsin and Illinois before joining the Kankakee River. It's the longest stream in Chicago.

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10.9 km

Northwestern Woods

Forest

13.6 km

Algonquin Woods Preserve

Nature Reserve

5

15.2 km

Des Plaines River Trail – Riverside View

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Des Plaines River Trail totals over 31 miles in one direction and has a bunch of different trailheads along the way. This particular section of the crushed-gravel trail gets …

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16.1 km

Dam Number 4 North Preserve

Nature Reserve

7

16.6 km

Des Plaines River Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail meanders along the Des Plaines River, meeting up and crossing the river several times through more than 12 forest preserves, offering plenty of opportunities to extend your ride.

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8

19.5 km

Catherine Chevalier Woods

Highlight • Forest

9

20.6 km

Catherine Chevalier Woods

Highlight • Forest

This is one of the many forest preserves along the Des Plaines River Trail. There are picnic tables, bathrooms and parking for trail access here. You can enjoy some great views of the river from here as well.

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10

21.3 km

Robinson Woods North Trail Along Des Plaines River

Highlight • Trail

This area offers a nice unpaved trail that follows along the Des Plaines River, providing enjoyable views and sounds as you ride. The park is named after Alexander Robinson, the English name of Potawatomi chief Chee-chee-pin-quay, born in 1787.

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11

21.7 km

Central section of the Des Plaines River Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Flat and mostly wide. Very accessible on everything except a full roadbike. Very pretty and worth the trip

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B

41.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.6 km

4.15 km

2.98 km

1.84 km

1.56 km

1.35 km

Surfaces

27.8 km

7.63 km

5.10 km

608 m

338 m

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