Forest Preserves of Cook County 2023 Fall Brochure

Fitness Hikes are for those looking to get some exercise outdoors. Fitness hikes will be faster paced with little to no stopping or interpretation. Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind who want to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural areas. These hikes will be led at a slower pace with frequent stopping and interpretation. Hike the Preserves Walk & Talks Northwest Zone Sunset Walk in Spanish* Busse Lake Boating Center E Higgins Rd, Elk Grove Village Thursday, Sept 28 • 5:30 pm North Zone Know Your Preserves* Camp Pine Woods-W Lake Ave/ E Eucilid Ave, east of N Des Plaines River Rd, Glenview Thursday, Oct 5 • 10 am National Take a Hike Day* Linne Woods W Dempster St, east of Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove Friday, Nov 17 • 10 am Central Zone Theodore Stone Forest -2 mi. 67th St, east of La Grange Rd, Hodgkins Wednesday, Nov 1 • 10 am Southwest Zone Black Partridge Woods -2 mi. 31st St, west of Wolf Rd Wednesday, Sept 13 • 10 am Orland Grassland-South - 1.6 mi. 104th Ave, south of 179th St Saturday, Sept 16 • 10 am Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY Willow Springs Woods -2.5 mi. Willow Springs Rd, southeast of S Archer Ave Wednesday, Oct 11 • 10 am Red Gate Woods - 2.5 mi. S Archer Ave, northeast of 107th St Tuesday, Nov 28 • 10 am South Zone Plum Creek Meadow Burnham Ave, north of 223rd St Saturday, Nov 18 • 10 am Fitness Hike Northwest Zone Deer Grove West* W Dundee Rd, east of Northwest Hwy, Palatine Thursday, Sept 14 • 10 am Central Zone Sunset Bridge Meadow –6 mi. North Ave, east of N 1st Ave River Grove W ednesday, Sept 20 • 9 am Brezina Woods- 6 mi. N La Grange Rd, south of W Cermak Rd Saturday, Nov 18 • 9 am Southwest Orland Grassland -5 mi W 167th St, west of S La Grange Rd Saturday, Oct 21 • 10 am South Zone Vollmer Road Grove - 3.6 mi Vollmer Rd, west of Crawford Ave Saturday, Sept 16 • 10 am 7 SEASONAL OFFERINGS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - HIKE THE PRESERVES Fitness Hikes are for those looking to get some exercise outdoors. Fitness hikes will be faster paced with little to no stopping or interpretation. Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind who want to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural areas. These hikes will be led at a slower pace with frequent stopping and interpretation. Hike the Preserves Walk & Talks Northwest Zone Sunset Walk in Spanish* Busse Lake Boating Center E Higgins Rd, Elk Grove Village Thursday, Sept 28 • 5:30 pm North Zone Know Your Preserves* Camp Pine Woods-W Lake Ave/ E Eucilid Ave, east of N Des Plaines River Rd, Glenview Thursday, Oct 5 • 10 am National Take a Hike Day* Linne Woods W Dempster St, east of Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove Friday, Nov 17 • 10 am Central Zone Theodore Stone Forest -2 mi. 67th St, east of La Grange Rd, Hodgkins We nesday, Nov 1 • 10 am Southwest Zone Black Partridg Woods -2 mi. 31st St, west of Wolf Rd Wednesday, Sept 13 • 10 am Orla d Grassland-South - 1.6 mi. 104th Ave, south of 179th St Saturday, Sept 16 • 10 am Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY Willow Springs Woods -2.5 mi. Willow Springs Rd, southeast of S Archer Ave Wednesday, Oct 11 • 10 am Red Gate Woods - 2.5 mi. S Archer Ave, northeast of 107th St Tuesday, Nov 28 • 10 am South Zone Plum Creek Meadow Burnham Ave, north of 223rd St Saturday, Nov 18 • 10 am Fitness Hike Northwest Zone Deer Grove West* W Dundee Rd, east of Northwest Hwy, Palatine Thursday, Sept 14 • 10 am Central Zone Sunset Bridge Meadow –6 mi. North Ave, east of N 1st Ave River Grove W ednesday, Sept 20 • 9 am Br zina Woods- 6 mi. N La Grange Rd, south of W Cermak Rd Saturday, Nov 18 • 9 am outhwest Orland Grassland -5 mi W 167th St, west of S La Grange Rd Saturday, Oct 21 • 10 am outh Zone Vollmer Road Grove - 3.6 mi Vollmer Rd, west of Crawford Ave Saturday, Sept 16 • 10 am 7 SEASONAL OFFERINGS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - HIKE THE PRES RVES