The Most Beautiful Urban Bike Path in the World - Lakefront Trail, Chicago

The Most Beautiful Urban Bike Path in the World - Lakefront Trail, Chicago - Planetarium to Montrose

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Watch the opposite direction here (Montrose Beach to Planetarium / North to South): • The Best City Bicycle ...
Today we ride the Lakefront Trail in Chicago, from the Adler Planetarium to Montrose Beach (South to North), along Chicago's Lakeshore Drive. Filmed on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in a late summer evening. (9.5 miles, 15.25km)
This video features no music, only the binaural audio recorded during the ride. I go through great lengths to get quality ambient sounds but if that's not your thing, feel free to listen to your own music and podcast while you ride along.
The goal of this channel is to record and document trails and bike rides so you can use it to plan your ride or ride along with me indoors in your stationary/exercise bike at home. Or... You can kick back, relax, and enjoy the scenery and sounds.
00:00 Museum Campus
03:46 Grant Park (Roosevelt Rd to Monroe St)
06:51 Maggie Daley Park (Monroe St to Randolph St)
08:00 Dusable Harbor Park
08:40 Lake Shore Drive Bridge / Navy Pier Bypass
10:20 Ohio Street Beach to Oak Street Beach
12:30 Oak Street Beach to North Avenue Beach (La Salle Dr)
15:45 North Avenue Beach (La Salle Dr) to Fullerton Pkwy
18:50 Fullerton Pkwy to Belmont Ave
23:14 Belmont Ave to Irving Park Rd
27:03 Irving Park Rd to Montrose
28:55 Montrose
30:35 Montrose Beach
33:40 Montrose Harbor Beacon
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@ThePumpin1 11 ай бұрын

Walked and driven most of this lakefront. The views NEVER get old.

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

Agreed! Not to mention the fact that the view changes every year or so with the addition of new buildings to the skyline.

@juliettedemaso7588 2 ай бұрын

When it's January and my entire coat is blowing up above my head, wondering why I still haven't moved after 49 years living here, I'll come back and watch this video and smile like a kid. ❤ I love this city.

@hamburglar83 2 ай бұрын

Also everyone riding home from work in work attire is cool

@josephputz2964 4 ай бұрын

I used to ride along the lakefront every weekend in the summer. Getting too old for it now, but I can watch this awesome video on my tv with headphones to bring back the memories.

@bikerider4326 9 күн бұрын

You must be out of your MIND! CHICAGO?! 😂. Not today it’s not.

@DF1508-wu3wo 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed that for my indoor spin! Feel like I have just cycled in Chicago. Thanks from Scotland

@virtualbikerides 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@ROCCO_PANUCCI Жыл бұрын

I grew up there. The bike path was always great and now it looks even better.

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear. I know that a while back the path for biking and running/walking used to be the same. Now they're separated, which is better for everyone.

@beartackle 5 ай бұрын

This is amazing!! I used to work at the Adler Planetarium, so I would bike to and from there from Montrose, so this video feels like it was made for me! Granted, Irving Park is closer, but I always feel like a car would hit me just getting to the Lake Front path. The biggest difference I see is that new path around the bridge over the river. I really hated going through the bridge as it was hard to navigate, especially when it was full of pedestrians. I'm glad Chicago made that side trail around it. Thanks a lot for the video and keep up the great work!

@chrishuston4445 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for putting this tremendous ride video together, and thank you for the ambient sounds. Great quality video

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris! Glad you enjoyed it! Comments like yours make this worth it for me. Feel free to check out the channel for more videos like this. More videos coming soon!

@NavigatedChaos 7 ай бұрын

Regret not taking this path when I visited but I did enjoy the trip through traffic, through the city.

@derbywinner6316 10 ай бұрын

In the early 2000’s i did the ride 🚲every weekend for two years. Love Chicago. Many places to ride 🚲❤

@virtualbikerides 10 ай бұрын

Love it!!

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Consider subscribing! New videos just like this posted every Wednesday and Saturday!

@babysunn2 8 ай бұрын

That Was CRAZY COOL, Loved The Ending To.👍🏽👍🏽❗

@virtualbikerides 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@horacioalbertodali6836 11 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias desde Argentina...hermosa costanera y recorrido

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

Gracias Horacio!

@rebeccadomuret1744 28 күн бұрын

Love the city and this makes my indoor ride enjoyable ❤

@wealthmindset9 5 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!

@mitchellsugar6712 Жыл бұрын

Really cool to see such well produced content from a channel with

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Mitchell! I'm glad that you're sticking around! I'm trying to get as many trails recorded before all the leaves fall off the trees. I have some videos I shot in the suburbs of Chicago that are scheduled to be published soon. I do plan on traveling to record more trails outside of Chicago, but no concrete plans at this point!

@hilariohernandez Ай бұрын

#onYourLeft

@JoeBouse Жыл бұрын

Excellent ride, it felt like I was cycling the trail myself, especially with the natural sounds (no music). Of course, plenty of drama & action due to a few people not paying attention, it’s a wonder you didn’t wipe out a couple of times. I’m looking forward to seeing more adventures in your other videos - thanks!

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Thank you! More videos coming soon this season!

@Allaiya. 11 ай бұрын

Looks like a really nice biking trail

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

It is!

@williamwebb7917 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Well done!

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! More videos like this to come!

@iracture 4 ай бұрын

Agree the cycling trails around lakes in Bavaria and Lake Zurich although spellbinding, pale when compared to the lakefront in Chicago. Even the smaller riverfront trail in chicago are nice. However its no longer this smooth and one needs to be careful of several uneven patches along the way.

@T3Daioh2003Azumanga 6 күн бұрын

12:30 seems like a really good part.

@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video, you would have needed more time and water to cover this entire bike trial from north to south. I believe you can take it all the way to the Indiana dunes if I’m not mistaken.

@RegularFootisChris 11 ай бұрын

nice

@neilbarnish6964 11 ай бұрын

In my slightly biased opinion, you're right. Liked and subscribed!

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Neil! Welcome to the channel!

@9amStudio 11 ай бұрын

You are so lucky to have such a cycle path. Love the scenery. How many miles did you do?

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! This particular ride was 9.5 miles, but the Lakefront Trail goes for 18.5 miles in its entirety. Maybe I should make a video of it from beginning to end.

@angelajativa4289 11 ай бұрын

Los videos de excelentísima calidad. Me gustan mucho. Pero para el cre imiento del canal y para poder seguir disfrutando de más videos como este, sugiero hacer dos versiones de cada video. Uno con sonido natural y otro con música.

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

Gracias por los elogios y las sugerencias. Lo pensare. ¿Qué tipo de música te gustaría escuchar en un video como este?

@RobertFairweatherMusic Жыл бұрын

Great ride! Then, follow it up with a death defying ride down Michigan Ave. splitting buses. 14:36 friendly one here

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Not with my clipless pedals! In all seriousness, I’m thinking about doing a video in the loop this year, but only on bike paths. Michigan Ave. is a no-go-zone for me

@RobertFairweatherMusic Жыл бұрын

@@virtualbikerides Mic Ave is an outragious ride around Christmas time. Back in the day I would pull a wheelie and ride down the center and the cops would just stare. And, yes, we split buses once in while. Young and stupid. If you want trail ideas out here in the burbs..start with the Fox River trail in St. Chas...thanks for the vid.

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

You read my mind. I’m doing the Fox River trail tomorrow. The goal is to film from Crystal Lake to Aurora.

@giselleartistalocal 11 ай бұрын

❤

@virtualbikerides 11 ай бұрын

💕

@beep_ Жыл бұрын

your setup is dialed, looks ridiculously good. been trying to find some gimbals like fhe wg2x for the gopro 10 but nothing's truly worked so far. also, do you mind running down your audio setup?

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm also using the wg2x (with gopro 8 though). It does a good job making sure the camera is looking at the horizon, but it doesn't get rid of all the shaking. Then I run the footage through Reelsteady to stabilize it further. For the audio, I'm wearing a Zoom H1n on a chest mount, with a windscreen (deadcat) to block out most of the wind. It looks really silly and I get weird looks from time to time, but I don't care.

@beep_ Жыл бұрын

@@virtualbikerides haha, yeah i think that's the gist of riding with this stuff attached to you. thanks for the reply!

@karlis2007 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, how fast are you going? Looks like you're zooming ha.

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

The wide-angle lens makes it look like I'm going a lot faster than in reality. But it is fun to go fast as I can sometimes!

@noteplucker Жыл бұрын

Mighty bold statement. Ever ride in other countries? Nice video.

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

Thanks! One of the most* ;) but that would make the video title even longer. Personally can't think of any other trail in a big metropolis that's better than this, but I'd love to be proven wrong! I'm not from the US, so yes, I have definitely ridden in other countries.

@noteplucker Жыл бұрын

@@virtualbikerides Some areas of NY, Cal, Oregon, Wash, BC, Brasil, etc. can't be beat! Keep riding!

@kitchencarvings4621 11 ай бұрын

You could throw a lure out there and troll for dinner while you ride.

@TickleMeElmo55 3 күн бұрын

Though Chicago is smaller than NYC (specifically Manhattan), it's surprisingly long. If you bike from Hyde Park's Jackson Park to Rogers Park's Loyola Beach, that's about 17 miles. You have 17 miles each way of beautiful lakefront to enjoy and curse at as you bike/run.

@zentxrides2261 5 күн бұрын

I wanna do this when I visit in September; how many miles is this?

@hamburglar83 2 ай бұрын

3:41 best part…..passing cops riding bicycles talking about salads……..hahaha😢

@hilariohernandez Ай бұрын

Lol

@fortyforfree Жыл бұрын

You can go from Indiana to Michigan.

@virtualbikerides Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea. I've ridden from Chicago to Hammond, Indiana, but I was recording videos at the time. Might do that this year.

@ericmundsinger6 Ай бұрын

Awesome views and ride however all that congestion with joggers and other cyclists would make me too nervous

@peterduffel1994 Ай бұрын

what camera is this

@nycdaymedia 10 ай бұрын

I see you've got the Terry B set up? Are you Pelotom from twitch?

@virtualbikerides 10 ай бұрын

Yup, if it weren’t for Terry B I wouldn’t have started this channel. I’m not Pelotom

@tefvid 6 ай бұрын

Should of kept on north

@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79 6 ай бұрын

Literally can take this path from the north side of Chicago all the way to the state of Indiana.

@JohnSmith-ct5jd Ай бұрын

As much as I hate it and love to insult it, I must make one exception: This bike path doesn't hold a candle to beautiful Fairmont Park in Philadelphia.

@virtualbikerides 20 күн бұрын

I'll have to check it out