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Bikes-On-Trains-Dune-Park.Pdf BIKES ON RULES OF BIKE THE DUNE PARK TRAINS THE TRAIN Bicycling enthusiasts can take their bikes on labeled TRAILS PERMITTED BIKES bike-friendly South Shore Line trains to better access Racks fit standard two-wheel bikes with a maximum Indiana Dunes Country. From the Dune Park station, front tire width of 2.5” and maximum distance from there are nearby trails and routes to get to the Indiana front axle to rear axle of 46” (wheel base). Permitted Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana Dunes State bikes DO NOT include recumbent, tricycle, tandem, Park and many other area attractions. kiddie/cargo trailer or fat tires. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TO RIDE No riding on station platforms. Once on the train, the train will depart the station after passengers have Bike-friendly labeled cars will be available on select boarded. Please exercise caution as the train may days from April through October. For bike-friendly move before your bike is inserted in the rack. Push up trains and times, visit mysouthshoreline.com/bikes on the self-locking mechanism to release your bike. HOW TO RIDE TRAIN CREWS HAVE FINAL SAY Train crews have the final authority on accommodating bikes. Crews may prohibit a cyclist from boarding due 1 LOOK FOR LABELED TRAIN CAR to overcrowding. Bike-friendly train cars with bike racks are identified with the bike symbol prominently FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED located on the windows of the train car. Bikes will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is not guaranteed on an initial or 2 LOAD YOUR BIKE return trip (including late-night trains). Each car can Enter and exit the bike-friendly cars through the accommodate up to 14 bikes. center doors, and insert your bike into one of the self-locking bike racks. Bike racks are ONLY ALLOWED ON LABELED CARS provided free of charge on a first-come, first- Bikes are ONLY permitted on select labeled bike- served basis. friendly trains. Bikes may not be permitted during special event weekends such as Lollapalooza and the 3 ROLL OFF AT DUNE PARK STATION Air & Water Show. BE COURTEOUS FOR BIKE-FRIENDLY TRAINS AND TIMES, VISIT Bikes may not block aisles or impede passenger Millennium MYSOUTHSHORELINE.COM/BIKES Van Buren movement, and cyclists must accompany their bikes Museum Campus at all times. Be considerate of your fellow riders by first McCormick Place allowing passengers using mobility devices to board 57th Street and disembark trains. CLEAN BIKES WELCOME Indiana Indiana Dunes Visitor Center Bikes should be free of dirt and grease prior to boarding. South Bend Dunes Hegewisch Bicycle Permitted Station Dune Park Hammond Bicycles Not Permitted Platform TOURISM East Chicago CONVENIENT BIKEONE-DAY ADVENTURES 12 DUNE PARK STATION BEVERLY PINES SHORES 20 Once you get off at Dune Park station, there is direct INDIANA DUNES access to the Calumet Trail (gravel trail: conditions NATIONAL LAKESHORE vary) from the west parking lot. This gravel trail will LAKE MICHIGAN help you access several other trails in the area. Which INDIANA DUNES trail you take all depends on what kind of bicycling STATE PARK experience you are looking for. 12 DUNE ACRES TRAILS TO TAKE 20 CHICAGO TO THE LAKESHORE 49 INDIANA DUNES Want to feel the sand between your toes or go hiking BAILLY HOMESTEAD AND 94 CHELLBERG FARM VISITOR CENTER on a dune? Head to the Indiana Dunes National PORTER BURNS 12 OGDEN 94 Lakeshore access points via the Calumet Trail, DUNES HARBOR or take the Dunes-Kankakee Trail straight to the TRAIL KEY 12 49 Indiana Dunes State Park. 20 149 Difficulty: Easy to Moderate 249 PRAIRIE-DUNELAND TRAIL (10.4 MI.) CALUMET TRAIL (9.1 MI.) PORTAGE TO HISTORICAL SITES 94 CHESTERTON IRON HORSE TRAIL (5 MI.) Want to see the historical sites where the first settlers 94 PORTER BRICKYARD TRAIL (2.9 MI.) STEEL WHEELS DUNES-KANKAKEE TRAIL (2 MI.) in Indiana Dunes Country lived and worked? Head BMX TRACK to Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm via the 20 OUTBACK TRAIL AT Porter-Brickyard Trail. IMAGINATION GLEN PARK 80 Difficulty: Easy 90 0 1 2 3 4 5 miles 80 90 80 FOR AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE 90 80 90 Want to test your cyling skills? Explore the adrenaline-inducing Outback Trail at Imagination Glen Park in Portage. You can access this park 1 2 3 by taking the paved Prairie-Duneland Trail from Chesterton to the Iron Horse Trail in Portage. 6 Or, head to Steel Wheels BMX Track. Difficulty: Hard EXPLORE MORE Head to the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center at 1215 N. State Road 49, Porter, IN, to learn more about what to do in the area. Visit indianadunes.com/bicycling for more information on regional trails. FOR MORE REGIONAL TRAILS, VISIT INDIANADUNES.COM/BICYCLING.
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