Old Great Western Railway Dept Travel Information (Elmhurst, IL)

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Illinois Prairie Path (Distance: 1.5 mi) The eastern trailhead is at 1st Avenue in Maywood. The Wheaton intersection point, the middle, is often considered the starting point. The trail's branches take you to Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, and E...

Maywood, IL - Mountain Biking - length:122 mi

Great Western Trail—DuPageCounty (Distance: 2.4 mi) As the Great Western Trail makes a straight shot west from Villa Park, it cuts through residential areas and brushes against community parks and forest preserves. Expect to see woods, prairie, and wet...

Villa Park, IL - Rail trails - length:11.7 mi

Illinois Prairie Path (Distance: 3.1 mi) For those of you who cherish the presence of trails wherever they may be, the Illinois Prairie Path must be ridden out of respect for its origins. It's among the first large-scale rails-to-trails unde...

Lombard, IL - Road Biking - length:20.6 mi

O'Hare Post Office Ponds (Distance: 4.6 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

Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve Loop (Distance: 4.7 mi) You may be surprised to find this much natural beauty just 20 miles from the Loop. Nearly this entire hike accompanies Salt Creek as it meanders next to a bluff and winds around a couple of islands on...

Hinsdale, IL - Hiking - length:3.25 mi

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Sugar Creek Sugar Creek Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 2239 yards, par 31 1.9 miles from center of Old Great Western Railway Dept

River Forest River Forest Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6725 yards, par 72 2.9 miles from center of Old Great Western Railway Dept

Legends of Bensenville The Legends of Bensenville Municipal, 9 holes 1540 yards, par 28 2.9 miles from center of Old Great Western Railway Dept

Oak Brook Oak Brook Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6541 yards, par 72 3.6 miles from center of Old Great Western Railway Dept

Butler National Butler National Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 7335 yards, par 72 3.6 miles from center of Old Great Western Railway Dept

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