Prairie Trail: Hillside Rd. Parking to Barnard Mill Rd. Ringwood, IL - Oct. 2020 - GoPro TimeWarp

This is what the trail looked like in October 2020. No audio since I can’t put the music I’d want to anyway.

McHenry County Prairie Trail: Hillside Rd.Trail Access near Sterne's Woods & Fen, Crystal Lake, Illinois to Barnard Mill Rd. Ringwood, Illinois. *One Way*

GoPro Hero 8 TimeWarp Auto Wide

When I research new bike trails to ride I use the AllTrails app (love it!) for discovery and YouTube to see what the trail looks like. Many times, any questions I may have (What does the trail look like? How well taken care of is the trail? How wide is the trail? Does it look like a trail we can pull a kids trailer on? How does the new detour go? Are there many places to stop? Where does it tend to flood? How does this trail connect to that trail?) can be answered by a simple video like this. Unfortunately there are a lot of trails that I can’t find videos on or they are way out of date. Hopefully this video will help others who may want to quickly see a trail to decide if it’s a good fit for their ride style.