The ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH (IPP) is a 61-mile hiking, biking, and nature trail in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. The Path's route runs from Maywood to Wheaton, then branches to Elgin and Aurora (with side spurs to Batavia and Geneva).

Recommended Bicycle Rides

• Wheaton (Volunteer Park) to Geneva round trip: 23 miles
• Great Western Trail - IPP Main Stem - Elgin triangle: 25 miles
• Wheaton (Volunteer Park) to Aurora round trip: 28 miles
• Wheaton (Volunteer Park) to Batavia round trip: 29 miles
• Wheaton (Volunteer Park) to Maywood (1st Ave.) round trip: 30 miles
• Wheaton - Geneva - Batavia - Wheaton triangle: 30 miles
• Wheaton (Volunteer Park) to Elgin round trip: 32 miles
• Winfield - Elgin - Geneva - Winfield triangle: 32 miles
• Wheaton - Batavia - Aurora - Wheaton triangle: 33 miles
• Wheaton - Geneva - Aurora - Wheaton triangle: 37 miles
• Wheaton - Elgin - Batavia - Wheaton triangle: 43 miles
• Wheaton - Elgin - Aurora - Wheaton triangle: 48 miles
• Fox River Trail (FRT) in Kane County and Prairie Trail South in McHenry County ride; Crystal Lake (Crystal Lake Ave.) to Aurora (New York St.) round trip: 76 miles
• Start at the PATH's eastern trailhead in Maywood (1st Ave.), to Wheaton, to Elgin, then north on the FRT and the Prairie Trail to the current northern trailhead in Crystal Lake (Crystal Lake Ave.), then back south to the FRT's southern trailhead in Aurora (New York St.), then to Wheaton, and back to Maywood.: 113 miles