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You also pass through some more sunny and open areas on this part of the trail Above is a mostly straight and flat section of the IPP, Geneva spur. This part of the IPP has quite a bit of variety. There are times when you are on a regular bike path, times when you ride along roads and other places where you ride on sidewalks and side roads through subdivisions.
At this point the Geneva Spur goes along the sidewalks through this
subdivision. The photo above is as we are coming into the town of West Chicago from the east (heading west on the Geneva Spur).
Following the Geneva Spur on the sidewalks you can see the West Chicago water tower on the right in the photo above.
We stopped at a McDonalds for a quick snack along a terribly
busy intersection (at Main Street and Route 59) then we had to ride
along some busy roads again (probably the worst part of the
Geneva Spur) before returning to the regular bike path again. In the photo above we are back on to the nicer part of the IPP again.
Above is a paved part of the trail that
opens up into some nice (almost Prairie like) areas as the IPP runs along a road on the right. Once again more variety (in the trail surface and surroundings) on the Geneva Spur.
Once again we are on a crushed stone trail as we ride through this slightly overgrown part of the IPP before we get to the bridge over the railroad tracks.
Here's the Illinois Prairie Path Photo tour on the Elgin Branch (from the Fox River Trail) to the Geneva Spur (just past Prince Crossing Road) back to the Fox River Trail at Geneva - September 2007.
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Prairie Path Photos 1 - Fox River Trail Intersection
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
2 - Pratt Wayne Woods FP
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
3 - Elgin Branch to Army Trail Road
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
4 - Railroad Track Crossing
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
5 - Bridges and Tunnels
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
6 - Prince Crossing Road
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
7 - Elgin Branch and Geneva Spur
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
8 - Geneva Spur to West Chicago < You are here
Illinois Prairie Path Photos
9 - Geneva Spur to Fox River Trail