2021 Group Walk Calendar

This trail takes you to the Chicago Loop, Northwestern Univ., Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium, Buckingham Fountain, Navy Pier (eat at the many restaurants inside Navy Pier), Museum of Contemporary Art, near the John Hancock building, Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile (a lot of shopping) and along beautiful Lake Michigan. 

Walk will begin at 10:00. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register. 

Star point: Hostelling Int'l USA

                   24 E. Ida B Wells Dr

                   Chicago, IL

This is a 10k walk through historic Wheaton with a shorter 6k route available. Highlights of both include: Wheaton College campus, the old DuPage County Courthouse and jail, the Wheaton French Market (operating Saturdays from mid-April through mid-November only), residential areas which have numerous homes that date back to the late 1800s, and Wheaton's downtown area with its many shops and eateries. 

NEW TIME: Walk will begin at 9:00. Please arrive at the start point by 8:45 to register. 

Start point: Wheaton Public Library parking lot

                   225 N. Cross St

                    Wheaton, IL 

Hinsdale is known for its beautiful residences and teardown culture, of which new rebuilds have taken 30% of homes in the village. The town has a rolling, wooded topography, with a quaint downtown. Hinsdale's downtown area is a National Register Historic District and contains restaurants, different types of shops, and various other services, as well as 1 of Hinsdale's 2 train stations. The residential streets offer shady, leafy walk routes. This walk takes you past both the older historic homes and new modern homes, through Hinsdale's downtown, and by several of Hinsdale's beautiful parks.

Walk will begin at 10:00. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register. 

Start point:  TBD

Trails are on old roads and railroad beds surfaced with crushed gravel. Walks pass through large open fields and restored prairie. On the trails you can view and pass old ammunition bunkers-- the remnants of the long-closed Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, the WWII-designed Bailey Bridge, and Midewin's bison herd. Parts of the trail are shared with bicyclists and equestrians. 

Walk will begin at 10:00. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register. 

Start point: Welcome Center 

                    30239 S. IL Route 53

                    Wilmington, IL

The trail will take you into neighborhoods and the historic downtown business area (listed on the National Register of Historic Places). You will walk on the Illinois Michigan Canal path, along the Illinois River, over a unique boardwalk, and into a city park The trail is on paved walkways & roads. The Illinois Michigan Canal path is gravel. During winter months, the snow may not be cleared from the entire trail. 

Walk will begin at 10:00. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register. 

Start point:  TBD

 The trail takes you on Old Plank Road, now a bike trail, through the Frankfort historic downtown area and through new-home subdivisions. 

Walk will begin at 10:00. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register. 

Starting point: Cultivate Community Table

                         11 S. White St

                         Frankfort, IL

 Walk will begin at 10:00. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register.

Start point: Geneva Public Library

                    227 S. 7th St

                    Geneva, IL