Crown Jewel Travel Information (Des Plaines, IL)

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• Northeastern Illinois Off the Beaten Path Travel
• Chicago Area Walking Tours and City Walks

Des Plaines Trail (Distance: 1.0 mi) Connected to the less developed Indian Boundary Trail, the Des Plaines Trail continues to run along the Des Plaines River. The best place to start is Big Bend Lake. Right near the expressway, it's an ...

Des Plaines, IL - Road Biking - length:20.4 mi

Busse Woods (Distance: 5.3 mi) Busse Woods is one of eight bicycle trails in Chicago's Cook County and definitely one of the best. You'll be in and out of dark forests and open fields for most of the trail while patches of Busse La...

Arlington Heights, IL - Road Biking - length:9.4 mi

Deer Grove (Distance: 5.4 mi) Located in Palatine, off Dundee Road. If you're north of Chicago, Deer Grove is where you should go to get some mountain bike action. While there is a paved bicycle trail in the forest preserve, the ...

Palatine, IL - Mountain Biking - length:8.5 mi

O'Hare Post Office Ponds (Distance: 5.4 mi) Who would have thought that a small area with mudflats and a pond would exist right near one of the busiest airports in the world? A local birder, who has been in charge of the Chicago Rare Bird Alert...

Bensenville, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Busse Woods Loop (Distance: 5.6 mi) This quick, pleasant, and easily accessible hike takes you through dense woods and near numerous small ponds at one of the largest forest preserves in Cook County. Although Busse Woods is busy at time...

Schaumburg, IL - Hiking - length:1.4 mi

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Lake Park Lake Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 1515 yards, par 54 1.1 miles from center of Crown Jewel

Par 3 Golf Center Municipal, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 1.8 miles from center of Crown Jewel

Mt Prospect Mt. Prospect Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6216 yards, par 71 3.0 miles from center of Crown Jewel

Park Ridge Park Ridge Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6517 yards, par 70 3.7 miles from center of Crown Jewel

Old Orchard Old Orchard Country Club, Inc. Municipal, 18 holes 6077 yards, par 70 4.4 miles from center of Crown Jewel

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