Illinois Prairie Path

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multi-use trail rail trail recreational trail

The Illinois Prairie Path is a pioneering multi-use rail-trail in northeastern Illinois, popular for walking, running, and cycling through suburban natural areas.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Illinois Prairie Path (Maywood segment) 1
Illinois Prairie Path main stem 1
Illinois Prairie Path network 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-use trail ⓘ
rail trail ⓘ
recreational trail ⓘ
access multiple trailheads in suburban communities ⓘ
connectsTo Fox River Trail ⓘ
Great Western Trail (Illinois) ⓘ
Salt Creek Trail (Illinois) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation National Recreation Trail ⓘ
feature prairie remnants ⓘ
river crossings ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
followsFormerRailroad Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad ⓘ
hasBranch Aurora Branch ⓘ
Batavia Spur ⓘ
Aurora Branch ⓘ
surface form: Elgin Branch

Geneva Spur ⓘ
Main Stem ⓘ
locatedIn Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
DuPage County, Illinois ⓘ
Kane County, Illinois ⓘ
northeastern Illinois ⓘ
managingOrganization Illinois Prairie Path Corporation ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first rail-trail conversions in the United States ⓘ
opened 1963 ⓘ
passesThrough suburban natural areas ⓘ
popularFor commuter cycling ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
prohibits motorized vehicles ⓘ
region Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
runsThrough Aurora, Illinois ⓘ
Elgin, Illinois ⓘ
Maywood, Illinois ⓘ
Wheaton, Illinois ⓘ
season open year-round ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
surface asphalt ⓘ
crushed limestone ⓘ
trailSystemLength approximately 61 miles ⓘ
approximately 98 kilometers ⓘ
trailType non-motorized ⓘ
shared-use path ⓘ
use cycling ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
running ⓘ
walking ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Illinois Prairie Path Corporation → basedOn → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois Prairie Path rail-trail system
Fox River Trail → connectedTo → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
subject surface form: Fox River Trail (Illinois)
Geneva Spur → connectsTo → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois Prairie Path main stem
DuPage County, Illinois → contains → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
Maywood, Illinois → hasLandmark → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois Prairie Path (Maywood segment)
Batavia Spur → isBranchOf → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois Prairie Path network
Illinois Prairie Path Corporation → maintains → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
Illinois Prairie Path Corporation → oversees → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
Aurora Branch → partOf → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
Batavia Spur → partOf → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
Geneva Spur → partOf → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
Aurora Branch → trailSystem → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois Prairie Path trail system
Villa Park, Illinois → traversedBy → Illinois Prairie Path ⓘ