After years of planning and more than five months of construction, a link has been established between two of the Chicago area’s most heavily used bicycling and hiking trails. The one-mile link through the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Cook County Forest Preserve District’s Turnbull Woods saw immediate and heavy use.
Chicago Botanic Garden Vice President Harriett Resnick said the path also makes free access to the Botanic Garden easier than ever. The Botanic Garden does not charge admission, but does charge autos to park.
The path is 10 feet wide and paved with asphalt, much of it repurposed aggregates and shingles. Because of its location, going through the Botanic Gardens, Rresnick said those who use the path can expect to see interpretive signs describing the woodland, wetland and moraine regions of the Botanic Garden’s landscape.
With the new link, continuous pathways are possible for riders and walkers from Devon Avenue and Caldwell Road on Chicago’s northwest side to the Cook-Lake County line on the North Branch Trail, and through Lake County to the north and Wilmette on the south using the Green Bay Trail.
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