Got in 35 miles round trip, from the town of McHenry North on the Fox River Trail/McHenry Prairie Path to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and then West on the Hebron trail to the town of Hebron and back. 29 miles of this trek were unpaved. Here are some pictures.
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| MCCP trail just North of Rte 120 in McHenry. |
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| wabbit |
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| Bridge over Boone Creek |
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| Me |
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| Railroad overpass just South of Richmond |
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| The railroad recently patched the walls and primed away all the grafitti. The bridge has been redone with some big girders. The large metal walls were removed. |
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| Me at the intersection of MCCP and Hebron trail. Sign points North to border, a few hundred yards away. |
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| Western trail head of Hebron Trail |
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| Grand Illinois Trail information sign about Kenosha Division Railroad. |
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| Note distances at bottom of sign. Example: Richmond -->7 miles West of Richmond. |
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| Dashed line square highlights area this trail is in. Prominant lines are individual trails that make up the Grand Illinois Trail. |
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| Right side blowup of Hebron Trail |
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| KD Railroad |
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| Picture of old Hebron train station |
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| Me |
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| Look how dusty my bike got on these trails. |
This ride was the first half of item one on my 2016 schedule.
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