Rosemont, Illinois Travel Information

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Other Activities

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

Des Plaines Trail (Distance: 2.8 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

O'Hare Post Office Ponds (Distance: 3.3 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

North Branch Trail (Distance: 5.5 mi) If you look at a map of Chicago’s northern suburbs and follow the routes of several streams that merge to form the North Branch of the Chicago River, it looks like strands of a rope gradually coming t...

Lincolnwood, IL - Rail trails - length:15.1 mi

Busse Woods Loop (Distance: 7.4 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

North Branch Trail (Distance: 7.8 mi) Though you could walk onto the North Branch Trail from any street it crosses, you'd be instantly within the natural confines of the forest preserve. This ride is very suburban but these are nice, low-...

Skokie, IL - Road Biking - length:11.6 mi

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Lake Park Lake Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 1515 yards, par 54 2.2 miles from center of Rosemont, Illinois

Park Ridge Park Ridge Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6517 yards, par 70 3.0 miles from center of Rosemont, Illinois

Indian Boundary Indian Boundary Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5991 yards, par 70 3.9 miles from center of Rosemont, Illinois

Ridgemoor Ridgemoor Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6719 yards, par 72 4.3 miles from center of Rosemont, Illinois

Tam O' Shanter The Tam O' Shanter Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 2583 yards, par 33 4.5 miles from center of Rosemont, Illinois

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