Words can’t express how excited that I am about this. Being an avid runner and cyclist, it’s such a treat to find a new path to traverse on a daily basis. Sometimes one just needs a change of scenery.
This new extension literally paves a path from Chicago’s lakefront up to the Botanic Gardens, and even up into Wisconsin! Who wants to go for a ride?
-Jen DeSalvo
(FOREST GLEN) A two-mile extension of the North Branch Trail is set to open Wednesday, and what the path lacks in distance it more than makes up for in potential.
Winding its way from Caldwell Woods to Forest Glen Avenue, the highly anticipated extension — which has already drawn pre-opening cyclists, joggers and walkers despite the threat of a $500 fine — paves the way for epic rides from Chicago’s lakefront to the Botanic Garden and vice versa (or heck, all the way to Wisconsin and back).
Read the full story: North Branch Trail Spur Opens Wednesday: Why This 2-Mile Path Is A Big Deal – Forest Glen – DNAinfo Chicago by Patty Wetli and Heather Cherone of DNAinfo Chicago
