The Longest Paved Bike Path in Chicago | North Branch Trail Bike Path

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Today we ride the North Branch Trail Paved Bike Path, which starts in Chicago and follows the North Branch of the Chicago River all the way up to the Skokie Lagoons in Glencoe near the Chicago Botanic Garden, where we loop around and head back to Chicago. The trail encompasses Chicago, Glenview, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, and Winnetka.

Distance: 36 miles (57 km).
Recorded on Friday, August 26, 2022, in a late summer evening.

This video features no music, only the binaural audio recorded during the ride. I go through great lengths to get quality ambient sounds, but if that's not your thing, feel free to listen to your own music and podcast while you ride along.

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00:00 Overview and Map
00:18 Irene C Hernandez Family Picnic Grove
01:30 LaBagh Woods
03:54 N Cicero Ave and I-94 underpass
05:03 Forest Glen Woods
06:58 Bridge over railroad
07:48 Thaddeus S. "Ted" Lechowicz Woods
09:03 Bridge over North Branch Chicago River, parallel to N Central Ave
09:22 Edgebrook Woods
11:50 Sidney Yates Flatwoods
15:45 Bunker Hill
19:50 W Harts Rd to W Touhy Ave
20:48 Touhy Ave to Howard St
23:09 Howard St to Oakton St/Caldwell Ave Bridge
25:25 Bridge over Oakton and Caldwell
26:04 Miami Woods
31:58 Linne Woods
35:21 Beckwith Rd to Golf Rd
39:19 Harms Woods
43:09 Glenview Woods
46:35 Blue Star Memorial Woods
47:20 Bridge over Lake Ave
47:47 Blue Star Memorial Woods to Skokie River
50:13 Bridge over Skokie River
50:22 Watersmeet Woods
51:26 Happ Rd to Frontage Rd
52:56 I-94 tunnel
53:12 Tunnel to Winnetka Rd
54:34 Winnetka Rd Willow Rd
56:51 Erickson Woods
01:02:05 Tower Road Boat Launch to Tower Road
01:03:14 Loop around Skokie Lagoons
01:20:00 Tower Road Boat Launch
01:21:20 Return to Chicago