Chicago → Chicago Botanic Garden
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Your whole outing, with time for stops. All rides start and finish at Buckingham Fountain, on the Lakefront Trail.
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Along the way
- Buckingham Fountain (sight) · drinking water
- Broadway United Methodist Church (church), Elevate Coffee (café), Esencia (bakery)
- Christian Fellowship Free Church (church), Pilates + Coffee (café), Rudy’s Bakery (bakery) · bike shop
- Saint Benedict Catholic Church (church)
- Saint Matthias Catholic Church (church), Dorothy’s Can Do Cafe (café), Matcha Theory (café) · bakery
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum (museum), Northminster Presbyterian Church (church)
- Wilmette Historical Museum (museum)
- Turn back at Chicago Botanic Garden
- Tala Coffee Roasters (café) · drinking waterGood place to stop
- Chicago Northside Church of the Nazarene (church), The Perfect Cup (café) · bike shop
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church (church)
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (sight), Uptown Baptist Church (church), Everybody's Coffee (café) · bike shop
- Lincoln Park Passerelle Viewpoint (viewpoint) · drinking water
- International Museum of Surgical Science (museum), Charnley-Pesky House Museum (museum), Oak Street Beach (beach) · café, drinking water
Drinking water is mapped at 18 points; the longest stretch without is 23.2 mi (mile 4.5–27.7).
Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (0.2 mi for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.
Ride from Chicago
54.4 mi · 230 ft climbing · 230 ft descending.
Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 3% of the distance. Steepest modelled 0.3 mi: 2.5%. Unknown surface: 17%.
Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.
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Route data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: Mapzen Terrarium; 3DEP data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Rides are modelled from OpenStreetMap and terrain data and are not field-checked yet. Times here are estimates at a sporty pace. Catalogue access does not mean a ride fits your ability or available time. Low traffic stress includes quiet/shared streets, not just separated paths. Check current conditions before you go. Rides start on the Lakefront Trail, across Lake Shore Drive from Buckingham Fountain. The Lakefront Trail is busy near the beaches on summer weekends, and the Park District closes parts of it in high waves and for big events: check closures on stormy days. Rides to the west cross Lake Shore Drive and Columbus Drive, which are busy. The Chicago Botanic Garden charges admission, and you walk your bike inside. The Garfield Park Conservatory is free with a reservation. Riding is best from April to October.
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