Pennsy Greenway

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Pennsy Greenway
Length12.5 mi (20.1 km)
Location Cook County, Illinois, Lake County, Indiana
Trailheads Lansing, Illinois
Crown Point, Indiana
UseWalking, Biking
SeasonYear round
Surface Asphalt
Right of way Pennsylvania Railroad
Website http://www.traillink.com

The Pennsy Greenway is a rail trail in the Chicago metropolitan area running from Lansing, Illinois to Schererville, Indiana. The trail runs on the former Penn Central Railway, and is currently incomplete, but is paved at segments in Lansing, Munster, Dyer, Schererville, and Crown Point. The trail is paved through these segments at a total of 12.5 miles, [1] and the trail is planned to extend for a total of 15 miles. [2]

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References

  1. "Pennsy Greenway". TrailLink. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. "Greenways & Blueways Northwest Indiana Regional Map" (PDF). www.nirpc.com. Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

Coordinates: 41°28′11.4″N87°25′12.5″W / 41.469833°N 87.420139°W / 41.469833; -87.420139