document updated 15 years ago, on May 31, 2010
Humboldt Park apartment → Windsor's house
variation — biking from the Crystal Lake Metra
walk/bike to Irving Park Metra [4.1mi from my place; 1.9mi from FreeGeek]
or bike/walk from apartment to Clybourn [2.0mi]
Metra UP-NW
Clybourn Irving Park Jefferson Park
Gladstone Park
Norwood Park
Edison Park
Park Ridge
Dee Road
Des Plaines
Cumberland
Mount Prospect
Arlington Heights
Arlington Park
Palatine
Barrington
Fox River Grove
Cary
Pingree Rd
Crystal Lake
bike 4.1mi
SW on Grant St (90° left of the direction of train travel)
NW on Woodstock St
SW on Dole Ave [1.3mi]
S on Country Club Rd (curves around a fair bit)
follow roads around the golfcourse
Country Club Rd
Wedgewood
Blue Mound
Barlina
S on Golf Course Rd away from golfcourse
W on Boxwood (after the two Camlots)
or walk 3.6mi
SW on Grant St [0.3mi]
W on Crystal Lake Ave [0.2mi]
SW on McHenry Ave [1.7mi]
W on Barlina Rd [0.6mi]
S on Golf Course Rd [0.3mi]
W on Boxwood [0.5mi]
Outbound schedule (Sunday/Holidays)
depart apartment(on bike)
embark Metra(IrvPk)
disembark Metra(CrysLk)
arrive Windsor's(by bike)
12:08pm
12:38pm
1:55pm
2:25pm
2:38pm
3:51pm
4:38pm
5:51pm
6:38pm
7:51pm
Inbound schedule (Sunday/holidays)
depart Windor's(on bike)
embark Metra(CrysLk)
disembark Metra(IrvPk)
arrive apartment(on bike)
4:20pm
5:00pm
6:12pm
6:20pm
7:00pm
8:12pm
8:20pm
9:00pm
10:12pm
Outbound schedule (Saturday)
Fortunately, I'm allowed to take my bike on the Metra all day Saturday.
depart apartment(on bike)
embark Metra(IrvPk)
disembark Metra(CrysLk)
arrive Windsor's(by bike)
2:08pm
2:43pm
3:55pm
4:30pm
3:08pm
3:43pm
4:51pm
5:26pm
4:08pm
4:43pm
5:55pm
6:30pm
5:08pm
5:43pm
6:51pm
7:26pm
Inbound Schedule (Saturday)
Unfortunately, I'd have to leave pretty early when coming back.
depart Windor's(on bike)
embark Metra(CrysLk)
disembark Metra(IrvPk)
arrive apartment(on bike)
7:15pm
8:00pm
9:05pm
9:15pm
10:00pm
11:05pm
Sunday 8:45am
Sunday 9:00am
10:05am
Outbound schedule (Friday)
Unfortunately, the rush hour bike restriction makes it a PITA to arrive there with my bike:
embark Metra(IrvPk)
disembark Metra(CrysLk)
arrive Windsor's(by bike)
arrive Windsor's(on foot)
last train before rush hour
2:43pm
3:55pm
~4:30pm
~5:00pm
rush hour
4:18pm
5:36pm
not allowed
~6:30pm
rush hour
6:03pm
7:20pm
not allowed
~8:20pm
rush hour
6:43pm
7:58pm
not allowed
~9:00pm
first train after rush hour
7:43pm
8:55pm
~9:30pm
~10:00pm
Alternatives:
just walk (~1 hr )
find out if I could take my unicycle on Metra during rush hour; learn to unicycle
(a unicycle is slower than the slowest bike, but faster than the fastest walker) (granted, very large unicycles are as fast as a fixed-gear bike, but their wheel is much too big to fit in your lap on the train)
Inbound schedule (Friday)
depart Windsor's(on foot)
embark Metra(CrysLk)
disembark Metra(IrvPk)
disembark Metra(Clybourn)
~7:45pm
9:00pm
10:05pm
10:12pm
~10:45pm
12:10am
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1:14am