The Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is your guide to fun and recreation in the Illinois communities of Aurora, Batavia, Big Rock, Hinckley, North Aurora, Montgomery, Plano, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Yorkville.

Biking Trails

Fox River Trail 32 miles of biking along the Fox River. Trail is paved and smooth-surface limestone. Features some of the most scenic trails of the Fox River. Points of interest include Carpenters Dam, Fox River Shores, Tyler Creek, Voyageur Landing, Shoemaker Nature Center, Fabyan Forest Preserve, Villa Museum, Japanese Garden, Fabyan Windmill, Les Arends and Glenwood Park. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking Trail.	Trail Start: Algonquin Trail End: Aurora 630-377-6161
Illinois Prairie Path Red Oak 16-mile loop that includes the Fox River Trail, the Fox River Trail East, and the Aurora and Batavia branches of the Illinois Prairie Path. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking Trail.	Trail Start: Maywood Trail End: Aurora 630-897-0516
Virgil L. Gilman Trail The Virgil Gilman Trail is an 11.2-mile trail constructed on two abandoned railways. Its western terminus is in the Village of Sugar Grove, and it connects at its eastern terminus to the Fox River Trail in Aurora. The Fox River is crossed on a covered bridge and the trail continues for another two miles to its trailhead at Waubonsee Community College. The trail offers a variety of urban and rural landscapes to enjoy. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking Trail.	Trail Start: Montgomery and Aurora Trail End: Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove 630-897-0516

Biking Attractions

Fabyan Dutch Windmill Considered to be the best example of an authentic Dutch Windmill in the United States, the 68-foot, five-story working windmill was originally built by German craftsman Louis Backhaus between 1850 and 1860. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking.	Fabyan Forest Preserve West side of Rt. 25 Batavia, IL 630-232-4811
Phillips Park Eighteen-hole golf course/driving range, gardens, zoo, prehistoric mastodon bones, narrated tram tours on the Mastodon Express, scenic lake, biking/hiking trail, volleyball/horseshoes/tennis courts, playgrounds and aquatic center. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking.	1000 Ray Moses Dr. Aurora, IL 630-978-4700
Red Oak Nature Center Learn about indigenous plants and animals of the Fox River Valley. Interpretive center, hiking trails and tours of "Devil's Cave." Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking.	On Rt. 25, 1 mile north of Rt. 56 North Aurora, IL 630-897-1808

Bike Rentals

Bicycles Etc. Expert staff available to custom fit Trek, Klien, Lamond and Fischer bikes and repair all makes and models. Cross country and downhill ski rentals. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking Rental.	567 South Route 59 Aurora, IL (630) 585-9240
Mudslingers Bicycles 'n Gear Sales, apparel, and repair services. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking Rental.	420 W. Route 34 Plano, IL (630) 552-7433
Pedal and Spoke Bicycle rentals, sales and a Five Star service department. Area: Aurora Area. Type: Biking Rental.	157 S. Lincolnway (Route 31) North Aurora, IL (630) 892-1010

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