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RTAMS: Regional Transportation Asset System
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Wikipedia entry for McHenry
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Forest Preserve District

McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD) 
Huntley-Union-Marengo Trail Map [2006]
Prairie Trail User Guide [2005]
McHenry Trails Plan [2000]

State Government

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) 
McHenry Bicycle Map [2007]

County Government

McHenry County 
McHenry Trail Plan [2012]
Greenways in McHenry:
  • = Rail-Trail
  • = Waterway
  • = Rail-with-Trail
  • = Utility ROW
Corridor Utilization
      in miles
Existing Build-
out
Existing
———
Build-out
Prairie Trail24.2(1st)24.2 100%
Hebron Trail5.1(2nd)5.1 100%
Crystal Creek corridor5.0(3rd)8.1 62.1%
Huntley-Union-Marengo Trail3.5     6.9 50.9%
Nippersink Trail3.0     20.5 14.7%
ComEd ROW - McHenry Cty corridor2.4     17.7 13.7%
Moraine Hills Trail2.1     2.1 100%
Long Prairie Trail1.5     2.4 61.8%
Northwestern corridor1.2     34.5 3.4%
Sleepy Hollow Creek corridor1.0     10.5 9.6%
Fox River Trail0.7     19.2 3.8%
Chain O'Lakes Bike Path0.0     1.7 0%
Dutch Creek corridor0.0     2.3 0%
Kishwaukee River corridor0.0     25.5 0%
Lily Lake Drain corridor0.0     5.0 0%
Makeler Creek corridor0.0     12.2 0%
Boone Creek corridor0.0     9.1 0%
Piscasaw Creek corridor0.0     10.7 0%
Powers Creek corridor0.0     2.8 0%
Rush Creek corridor0.0     7.8 0%
Spring Creek Headwaters corridor0.0     0.6 0%
ComEd ROW - Lake Cty corridor0.0     2.7 0%
How McHenry Ranks amongst Northern Illinois Counties
★ = has over 60 miles of existing trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out
Whiteside★4.43 4.43
Bureau★3.48 3.48
Henry★2.84 2.84
Boone★0.94 1.47
Stephenson★0.79 0.79
Winnebago★0.43 0.82
Grundy★0.14 2.5
DeKalb★0.13 2.76
Communities in McHenry
★ = has over 5 miles of existing trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out
Ringwood★1.25 1.25
Holiday Hills★0.87 3.51
Richmond★0.52 0.63
Crystal Lake★★0.47 1.36
McHenry★0.37 (5th) 0.88
Cary★★0.35 1.66
Lake in the Hills★0.32 0.42
Huntley★0.30 1.13
Prairie Grove★0.23 1.23
Algonquin★★0.23 0.60
Harvard★★0.18 7.15
Hebron★0.15 0.62
Wonder Lake★★0.11 1.05
Lakemoor★0.10 1.24
Bull Valley★0.08 1.05
Johnsburg★★0.04 0.94
Fox River Grove★★0.00 2.31
Lakewood★0.00 1.45
Woodstock★0.00 1.03

   
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