Connecting to the North Central DuPage regional Trail, Meacham Grove Forest Preserve offers a short loop around Maple Lake. This Bloomingdale Illinois Nature Preserve is a great spot to hike/bike or even go fishing! Overall Thoughts on Meacham Grove Forest Preserve: Difficulty (Lower is Easier) Amenities Transportation & Accessibility: Crowding: Views & Wildlife: Overall Rating: […]
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Take a quick walk around the pond or extend your trip into the woods at Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve. This Dupage Forest Preserve offers 1 mile of trail between the South Loop Trail and North Loop Trail. The short length makes it a perfect quick nature escape! Plus, there are several benches around to
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Less than 30 minutes from Chicago, Palos Park Woods, a Cook County Forest Preserve, offers a forest adventure! For a 3-mile loop, we hiked a portion of the Sag Valley yellow trail and the purple connector trail. Both trails are rated intermediate. Overall Thoughts: Difficulty (Lower is Easier) Amenities Transportation & Accessibility: Crowding: Views &
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See a huge Wolly Mammoth skeleton at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center before heading out on the River Bend and North Island Loop Trail. Finish a day of adventure with the Graue Mill & Museum accessible by either a car or The Night Heron Trail (2.3 miles.) Overall Thoughts on the River Bend & North
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The Salt Creek Trail Systems Red Trail is a non-looping path linking local neighborhoods and over 5 Cook County Forest Preserves in the nearwest suburbs. Located roughly 30 to 45 minutes west of the Loop, the trail starts at Brookfield Woods, next to the Brookfield Zoo, and follows Salt Creek for 7.2 miles, terminating in
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