Thorn Creek Trail Photos
Joe Orr Road to Sweet Woods

This is a little pavilion structure with some picnic tables where we had our lunch/snack on this ride. This was just off of Joe Orr Road.

After our break we continued north, and a little west, on the Thorn Creek Trail. I believe that the bridge in the photo above is one of the places where the TCT crosses the Thorn Creek.

The photo above shows one of the straighter parts of the trail. Just after you go west a little along Joe Orr Road the trail heads straight north and is very straight and flat.

As you go through the woods and forest preserves there are some pavilions as you see in the photo above.

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The HDR photo above was taken by Dale Kiffel and is the bridge over the railroad tracks at the northern part of the trail just before Sweet Woods where we started our ride. Dale often gets very artistic photos and this one is no exception as he caught this bridge in the early evening sunlight.

OK back to the woods (and my not so artistic photos). This is the TCT as it crosses a stream in the northern most part of the trail.

And finally here is the TCT and the pavilion at Sweet Wood, just off of Cottage Grove Avenue, where we started our ride. We rode 30 miles ~ round trip ~ on this trail and it is a very nice trail especially if you prefer paved trails.