Windy City Walkers invite you to join us for our group walk through beautiful Hinsdale: known for its impressive 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 begins at 10 a.m. Please arrive a few minutes early to register.
Start Location: Whole Foods
500 East Ogden, Hinsdale, IL
Join us for a walk through historic Wheaton. Highlights include: Wheaton College campus, the old DuPage County Courthouse and jail, the site of the Wheaton French Market (operating Saturdays from mid-April through mid-November only, so not open for this walk), residential areas which have numerous homes that date back to the late 1800s, and Wheaton's downtown area with its many shops and eateries.
Walk begins at 10 a.m. Please arrive a few minutes early to register.
Start Location: Wheaton Public Library
225 N Cross Street, Wheaton, IL
Please join us for an invigorating walk through Busse Woods! Busse Woods/Ned Brown Preserve is 3,558 acres and part of the Cook County Forest preserve system.Since 1925, a small elk herd has inhabited a 17-acre enclosed pasture in Busse Woods. The walk is a 12k loop on a paved bicycle trail through Busse's upland forest, an ancient remnant, full of tall red oaks and hickories, maple, ash, basswood, elm and very large ironwoods. The walk passes the elk enclosure, boating area, dam, and various picnic areas. The 5k walk is an out-and-back walk to the elk enclosure.
Walk begins at 10 a.m. Please arrive a few minutes early to register.
Start Location: Busse Forest Main Dam Grove 26 & 27
Elk Grove Village, IL