Find your path.

About the plan.

The DuPage Trails Plan established strategies and standards to make trails safer, accessible, and more navigable. Throughout the process, we engaged trail users and stakeholders to get feedback on how we can improve our trail system. The planning process is now complete, and the final plan can be viewed below.

View the Final Plan

Our Goals

Path Maintenance
- Improve maintenance through standardized agreements
- Promote and support volunteerism in the maintenance of trail assets
- Outline a clear set of maintenance procedures, schedule and responsibilities
Permitting
- Manage and enforce access to trail system
- Clarify allowable uses on the trails
- Create design standards for access, trail features, and monuments
Environment
- Increase efforts to manage invasive species
- Protect and enhance high quality biomes on the trail system
Engineering
- Continue to evaluate and apply best practices at roadway-trail crossings for the safety of the user
- Improve and maintain the network of grade-separated crossings of waterways and other transportation facilities
Unique Elements
- Design and construct elements that interest and educate, and improve user experience
- Implement a consistent wayfinding system that aids users in locating complementary trails, points of interest, and destinations
- Establish character zones
- Encourage creative and innovative uses
Final Document
- Clear guidance on procedures regarding permitting, construction, and use of public space
- Serve as a collaboratively-developed resource for DuPage, Public Agencies, and other organizations with stand-alone, easy-to-use sections for points of reference