Illinois Prairie Path
North America's first successful rails-to-trails conversion. Founded 1963.
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Trail Trek ^3
April 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join the Friends of the East Branch DuPage River Trail on April 22, 2023 from 11am – 4pm for a family-friendly (5 mile) ride to “Celebrate the Trails”.
This ride will feature DuPage’s 2 rails-to-trails systems, the Illinois Prairie Path and the Great Western Trail. In addition, we will ride on existing and soon to be built sections of the connecting East Branch DuPage River trail!
We will have 2 rides that start and end at the carriage house in Lombard. In addition we will have a special presentation from Joyce and Brian Ostberg about the history of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Schedule:
11am – 12pm – Ride wave 1
12:30 – 2pm – Ostberg Presentation
2pm – 3pm – Ride wave 2
Local business and organizations will be there to help celebrate how trails bring communities together.
Get free tickets for one of the waves. Click on the “website” link below.
The first wave is from 11-12 and the second wave is from 2-3 pm. Space is limited.