2021 Group Walk Calendar

Geneva is a quaint, historic town with many eating and shopping opportunities along the walk. The 5k route takes you downtown past many interesting shops and restaurants,  past beautiful homes in the Historic District and goes by the Fox River. The 10K route passes interesting shops and restaurants on 3rd St, past the train depot and the Kane County Government Center to a railroad/pedestrian bridge over the Fox River. A hike/bike trail through Forest Preserves and a park takes you along the river and back to Geneva's Historic District. 

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  

Fullersburg Woods in Oak Brook is a part of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. The trail through Fullersburg Woods follows Salt Creek through woods and prairie. In the 1930s, the Forest Preserve was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. There is a wonderful CCC-built Visitor Center/Nature Center at the beginning of the trail, and a number of CCC-era stone and wood shelters scattered along the way. There are frequent sightings of delightful woodland creatures along the way, and a large variety of migrating and resident birds. The trail leads to Graue Mill and Museum - a working grist mill and a National Historic Landmark. The museum offers the exhibit "Graue Mill and the Road to Freedom" which uses photographs, documents, a computer interactive system and additional displays to illustrate the issue of slavery, the Underground Railroad and the importance of Graue Mill and DuPage County in assisting fugitive slaves to escape to freedom. The 10K trail also passes the Oak Brook Public Library, Butler National Golf Course, and Oak Brook Golf Course, using part of the Salt Creek Greenway Trail before returning to Fullersburg Woods. 

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

Start point:   Fullersburg Woods Nature Center 

                      3609 Spring Road

                      Oak Brook, IL 

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. 

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