60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Chicago

Ted Villaire is the author of Best Bike Rides Chicago, Best Rail Trails Illinois, Road Biking Illinois, and Camping Illinois (all for FalconGuides) in addition to this guidebook. He has worked as a reporter for numerous daily and weekly newspapers and is currently communications director for the Active Transportation Alliance, a nonprofit organization that advocates for better biking, walking, and public transport in the Chicago area. He also frequently gives presentations about local biking and hiking opportunities. Ted holds a bachelor’s degree from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a master’s degree from DePaul University in Chicago. He and his wife, Christine, live on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Visit his website, tedvillaire.com, or email him at ted@tedvillaire.com.

Overview Map


Map Legend


Acknowledgments


Foreword


Preface


60 Hikes by Category


Introduction


COOK COUNTY





Chicago Botanic Garden Hike
Crabtree Nature Center Hike
Deer Grove Loop
Des Plaines River Trail: North Avenue to Chevalier Woods
Humboldt Park Lagoon and Prairie River Loop
Jackson Park Loop
Lake Katherine Hike
Palos–Sag Valley Trail System: Cap Sauers and Swallow Cliff Loop
Palos–Sag Valley Trail System: Country Lane Loop
Palos–Sag Valley Trail System: Little Red Schoolhouse Hike
South Lakefront Trail


DuPAGE COUNTY AND DESTINATIONS WEST





Blackwell Forest Preserve Hike
Danada Forest Preserve Hike
Dick Young Forest Preserve Hike
Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve Loop
Greene Valley Forest Preserve Loop
Morton Arboretum: East Hike
Pratt’s Wayne Loop
Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area Loop
Silver Springs State Park Loop
Tekakwitha–Fox River Hike
Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve Loop


NORTH CHICAGOLAND AND WISCONSIN





Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park: Dead River Loop
Bong State Recreation Area Loop
Bristol Woods Hike
Chain O’ Lakes State Park Hike
Des Plaines River Trail: Old School to Independence Grove
Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Hike
Geneva Lake: North Shore Hike
Glacial Park Loop
Lakewood Forest Preserve Loop
Marengo Ridge Hike
Moraine Hills State Park Hike
Ryerson Woods Hike
Veteran Acres–Sterne’s Woods Hike
Volo Bog State Natural Area Hike


NORTHWEST INDIANA AND ENVIRONS





Deep River Hike
Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park Hike
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Bailly–Chellberg Hike
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Cowles Bog Loop
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Glenwood Dunes Hike
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Miller Woods Hike
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: West Beach Loop
Indiana Dunes State Park: Dune Ridge Loop
LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area Loop
Oak Ridge Prairie Loop
Warren Dunes State Park Loop


SOUTH CHICAGOLAND AND THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY





Buffalo Rock State Park Hike
Goodenow Grove Hike
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area Hike
I&M Canal State Trail and McKinley Woods Hike
Iroquois County State Wildlife Area Hike
Joliet Iron Works Hike
Kankakee River State Park Hike
Matthiessen State Park: Dells Area Hike
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Hike
Pilcher Park Loop
Starved Rock State Park: East Hike
Starved Rock State Park: West Hike
Thorn Creek Hike


APPENDIX A: OUTDOOR STORES


APPENDIX B: PLACES TO BUY MAPS


APPENDIX C: HIKING CLUBS


Index


About the Author