The Des Plaines River Trail Photos
Park Ridge Leg

This is where we turned around, near Park Ridge, to head back north on this part of our Des Plaines River Trail bike ride and photo tour.

Although I have never ridden any further south on the DPRT, I have heard that it goes all the way to Maywood and it looks like you would go over the expressway here. This is where the Kennedy Expressway merges with 190 to go to Ohare Airport.

Anyone up for carrying a log on your shoulders and taking a little jog! This is a scene from the Des Plaines River Trail south that I just had to capture. Fortunately for this jogger, the trail is packed down dirt at this point. I mentioned that the log looked heavy as he passed by and he confirmed my observation and replied with "it is"!

Back to the trail itself, as you can see it is very wooded and shady in this section and the path is mostly packed dirt. This is mostly how it looks after you cross Devon and pass through the Dam #4 Forest Preserve.

Shortly after you cross Touhy Ave the trail opens up to a sunny area with a crushed stone surface. The trail runs next to Talcott Road (on the right) at this point.

The DPRT runs under the Tri-State tollway (Interstate 294) at this point.

This is the where the Des Plaines River Trail passes through the Iroquois Woods Forest Preserve just before crossing Oakton.

This is where you cross Oakton. Some of the roads can be very difficult to cross especially when there is a lot of traffic and no traffic lights at the trail crossings. Other trail intersections have bridges, tunnels or are at an intersection with a traffic signal.

The tall trees and diffused sunlight as the DPR Trail passes through Campground Road Woods

This is the crossing at Algonquin Road and Campground Road. This particular road was actually not too difficult to cross.

You need to follow the bike lake on Campground Road between Campground Road Woods and Northwestern Woods Forest Preserve.