Cycling Route.kml Cycling Route 1 Wisconsin-Illinois Line -87.72553257954735 42.38949016609693 0 42421.78374114494 2.072397561682898e-10 0.07005700682980821 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.81772641464738,42.49863155361048,0 North Chicago - Great Lakes Line -87.84128788532067 42.31847004789192 0 2086.33001238697 2.119544006908982e-10 -0.008019855533808667 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.84098129729328,42.32262139166891,0 Great Lakes - Lake Bluff Line 1 -87.83571349495465 42.30771374053385 0 2086.33001238697 2.104471962897312e-10 -0.004268403788722729 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.84614072462041,42.30483397880748,0 WW 1 -87.83444071636401 42.27398785646122 0 2086.330012385556 1.710965501144436e-10 -0.003413924652079335 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.84437067422495,42.2695628481155,0 Lake Bluff - Forest Park -87.83444071636401 42.27398785646122 0 2086.330012385556 1.710965501144436e-10 -0.003413924652079335 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 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-87.82816382765874,42.22796869211603,0 Lake Forest - Highland Park Line -87.8200536342846 42.21760835284176 0 397.3624298794682 4.656594973986911e-10 -0.09829340637621675 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.82059633360898,42.21808667174572,0 Highland Park - Highwood 1 -87.81992093101803 42.21751040949776 0 397.3624298794682 2.593582442727969e-10 -0.09820424154129573 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.81972857203776,42.21688736376852,0 FF -87.81363791943957 42.21050849793188 0 397.3624298794682 3.139130571722043e-10 -0.09398262180718046 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.81587261727731,42.21155035728804,0 EE -87.81363791943957 42.21050849793188 0 397.3624298794682 3.139130571722043e-10 -0.09398262180718046 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.81406314504287,42.2107676843987,0 Clay & Waukegan 1 -87.80872599084005 42.20670385345056 0 397.3624298780536 4.125792461143041e-10 -0.09068273165854662 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.81084706915875,42.20575486355257,0 Lake View Ave & Walker (Highwood-Highland Park) -87.80704038689954 42.20539801509843 0 652.0282506792472 2.978342111415776e-10 -0.08955036908239362 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.80832618162607,42.20585107516391,0 Walker & Lake View Ave 1 -87.80687185619149 42.20429022678963 0 652.0282506827838 3.227085888101088e-10 -0.0894371474408381 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.80823153154356,42.20342688358537,0 Oak & Walker 1 -87.79863128792698 42.20148664415783 0 652.0282506841985 1.912471305168323e-10 -0.08390239958567476 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.79873089316698,42.20337105544534,0 Edgecliff & Oak 1 -87.79863128792698 42.20148664415783 0 652.0282506841985 1.912471305168323e-10 -0.08390239958567476 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.79871239540955,42.20048274560332,0 Sheridan & Edgecliff -87.79746551951564 42.20023786555354 0 652.0282506834911 0 -0.0831192982877834 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.79745959147294,42.20047461935169,0 Central & Sheridan -87.79664362143173 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root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.7792121402024,42.17424892254099,0 AA 1 -87.77503444231583 42.17072984622389 0 652.0282506820765 3.946273625907115e-11 -0.06805802186366393 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.77722616432047,42.17097411407082,0 Z 1 -87.77503444231583 42.17072984622389 0 652.0282506820765 3.946273625907115e-11 -0.06805802186366393 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.77423622081035,42.17095782374783,0 Y 1 -87.77290974460887 42.16840208810679 0 652.0282506806618 3.165685790140725e-10 -0.06663159462507127 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.77262310986937,42.168942118968,0 Sheridan at Ravinia -87.76888360071729 42.15900177911629 0 652.0282506806618 3.08218293446243e-10 -0.0639292549468182 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.77262137070248,42.15967099742751,0 X 1 -87.76633929986269 42.15760230248502 0 652.0282506820765 1.67879522415208e-10 -0.06222152880959271 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.76836695204094,42.159504117283,0 W -87.76650050732198 42.15428769676721 0 652.0282506820765 1.342018523756144e-10 -0.0623297281280354 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.76866419032145,42.15327264758618,0 County Line Road & Sheridan (Highland Park Line) 1 -87.7665363416467 42.15260202686562 0 652.0282506820765 1.847057489147313e-10 -0.06235386243325295 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.76783257395316,42.15240210574068,0 Sheridan & County Line Road 1 -87.76165453245959 42.15099596781972 0 652.0282506820765 3.311861314198268e-10 -0.05907769737841497 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.76227563228434,42.15213188086862,0 V 1 -87.75794189023456 42.14473910276919 0 652.0282506820765 4.22761791000848e-10 -0.05658618220191632 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.75906171488134,42.14641445675525,0 U 1 -87.75794189023456 42.14473910276919 0 652.0282506820765 4.22761791000848e-10 -0.05658618220191632 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.75925049199851,42.1443404010071,0 T -87.75292791474179 42.13893757599406 0 652.0282506820765 2.342307246443177e-10 -0.05322187012970196 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.75508283531305,42.14126569227817,0 S -87.75292791474179 42.13893757599406 0 652.0282506820765 2.342307246443177e-10 -0.05322187012970196 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.75491410101564,42.13917293883964,0 R -87.74975449320362 42.13380698190124 0 652.0282506792472 1.127567783608181e-10 -0.0510928351315114 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.75064163127925,42.13350335510082,0 Q 1 -87.74598250123621 42.12961418535805 0 652.0282506806618 2.677857696440899e-10 -0.04856237856296518 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74867135376479,42.13041740998331,0 P -87.74598250123621 42.12961418535805 0 652.0282506806618 2.677857696440899e-10 -0.04856237856296518 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74660245441665,42.13018198783573,0 Scott & Sheridan 1 -87.74030519229484 42.12222153795976 0 652.0282506820765 2.344726737519678e-10 -0.04475429205435734 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74215089710513,42.12294963793274,0 Green Bay Road & Scott 1 -87.740085947276 42.12012881040576 0 652.0282506806618 1.434311221361351e-10 -0.04460723770054427 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74322111360107,42.12086561516965,0 Winnetka-Glencoe line 1 -87.740085947276 42.12012881040576 0 652.0282506806618 1.434311221361351e-10 -0.04460723770054427 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74153468238677,42.11981545775197,0 N 1 -87.74018514899949 42.11733512268636 0 652.0282506806618 1.966190177179331e-10 -0.04467376106603176 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74154404836494,42.11664302527156,0 Tower & Old Green Bay Road 1 -87.73916233401887 42.11589628445996 0 652.0282506806618 1.372662742569632e-10 -0.04398782468785763 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.74086639291114,42.11566802349792,0 Sheridan & Tower 1 Going North: You have to leave Sheridan for a bit. Sheridan drops into a steep, curvy ravine, and it's posted "No Bicycles". Right after you crest the hill, be prepared to move the left to get into the turn lane at the four-way stop. Turn west onto Tower and follow this for a bit. -87.73295667005287 42.11462119887813 0 652.0282506806618 1.824735291073227e-10 -0.03982616638668286 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.73381934060106,42.11563403108682,0 M -87.7258018489958 42.10760740384455 0 652.0282506820765 3.801547902689011e-10 -0.03502833082123978 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.72758305630983,42.10824106672759,0 L -87.71249290621498 42.09449668268824 0 652.0282506820765 2.831491863989927e-10 -0.02610566006480143 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.71228215461247,42.09420318719441,0 Winnetka-Kenilworth line 1 Going North: Give up the very nice roads of Kenilworth for the good, wide roads of Winnetka. Going South: As you enter Kenilworth, watch out for traffic from the strip mall to the west. -87.71070952206559 42.0921275178445 0 652.0282506820765 1.455973157597406e-10 -0.02490977353181654 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.71136766122474,42.09367090128129,0 Kenilworth-Wilmette Line Concrete roads mean smooth sailing! Too bad Kenilworth isn't that long. -87.70100896738542 42.08691641780441 0 652.0282506820765 1.295503112729537e-10 -0.01840808421499085 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.70304522712357,42.08896142955093,0 K 1 The wind always seems to do odd things here. -87.70100896738542 42.08691641780441 0 652.0282506820765 1.295503112729537e-10 -0.01840808421499085 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.70026258537409,42.08716281053959,0 J Going North: Another one lane curve. Take a middle line. Watch out from cars entering from the right. Going South: Around sunset the light reflecting off the directional arrow sign on the south side of the road can be pretty bright. Don't let it distract you from watching the road. There's a big depression as you round the corner. -87.69581405515913 42.0826277272834 0 652.0282506820765 1.754908236432273e-10 -0.01492688311557635 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.69726292683242,42.08436990804901,0 I Going North: This can be a nasty little turn. The road is a bit bumpy and it narrows to one lane. The shoulder around the curve is broken and cracked. so a middle line is best. Going South: The shoulder is a bit wider, and the cars aren't going too fast since they just came around another corner. An outside line is fine. -87.69581405515913 42.0826277272834 0 652.0282506820765 1.754908236432273e-10 -0.01492688311557635 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.69728794088438,42.08303463882491,0 H 1 -87.69032596863789 42.07768526143089 0 652.0282506820765 9.831876624966282e-11 -0.01124860534983904 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.6878569216944,42.07659655044908,0 G -87.68637586877063 42.07685688262293 0 652.0282506820765 3.053029619610716e-10 -0.008601961700150989 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.68665006906608,42.07634547764168,0 Ba'hai Temple, Wilmette Around the curve, down the slope, and over the river. Once you get past this, the road isn't that bad. -87.68330074023496 42.07485901842647 0 652.0282506841985 2.053360267859246e-10 -0.006541239316128083 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.68303915423094,42.0745465339825,0 Wilmette Line Sprint for the Wilmette line. There's a little downhill coming up. -87.68316755894266 42.07277113268355 0 652.0282506841985 6.561237650177065e-11 -0.006451804526133941 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.6827655427681,42.07172947626067,0 E Turn north to get back onto Sheridan. To the south is Ridge, which prohibits bicycles, although it's not cleaerly posted everywhere. The road right after the turn is pretty nasty. Watch out for the potholes. -87.67958753462165 42.06879847689905 0 652.0282506820765 2.087057819987835e-10 -0.004053138719235961 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.68288518183189,42.06871302678821,0 D There's a one lane turn to the west here. Take a line in the middle of the road, but watch the cracks in the asphalt. After this, the road ascends a bit. -87.67958753462165 42.06879847689905 0 652.0282506820765 2.087057819987835e-10 -0.004053138719235961 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.67910914157757,42.06864698281237,0 C Sheridan is going to deflect to the west, and is going to narrow to one lane in each direction. Cars seem to forget this and will try to zoom past you only to slow down for the upcoming curve. -87.67613024855144 42.06480227959006 0 652.0282506820765 1.079056546639055e-10 -0.001736738422125915 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.67709328320771,42.06401625200522,0 Chicago & Sheridan Meet up with Sheridan, which you'll be on for most of this ride. This is where Northwestern starts, so be careful of the students. A lot of them don't pay attention to the lights. Going north, don't be afraid to take up some space on the road since the gutter is pretty nasty. -87.67685670166624 42.05262384125083 0 652.0282506806618 1.68643344450505e-10 -0.002223316426075383 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.67730935806044,42.05100447015999,0 B -87.67860337471394 42.04517085362766 0 652.0282506806618 2.732466951136226e-10 -0.003393226313857799 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.6804841793621,42.04396807390588,0 A -87.67834793747093 42.03984871079876 0 652.0282506820765 3.100262743033997e-10 -0.003222212637475678 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.680547485566,42.03981071823709,0 Evanston Line Now you're past the northernmost boundary of Chicago. -87.67698287085452 42.02662867050133 0 652.0282506806618 3.080480752051618e-10 -0.002308430639113764 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.67811114656467,42.02728205446608,0 Clark and Howard Going North: This is the northern end of Chicago. Across the street, in Evanston, Clark turns into Chicago Avenue. There's a gas station on the west side of the road and a sketchy park on the east side. Going up a bit more puts you right next to the cemetary, which is part of Chicago. Going South: There's a nice strip of new asphalt in the middle of the right-hand lane.. -87.67574601480801 42.01910956984278 0 652.0282506820765 3.099913921784539e-10 -0.00148044812942397 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.67631326250246,42.01943153382817,0 Rogers & Howard -87.67500662335387 42.01596556442747 0 652.0282506806618 3.984162756836672e-10 -0.0009855242744166897 root://styles#default+icon=0x307 -87.6751659550814,42.01613602024633,0 Alley & Rogers -87.66884076223815 42.0185944198275 0 267.0227883435228 4.276933219455225e-10 0.002054745287352893 root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317 -87.66918789228676,42.01877670254128,0