2023 Group Walk Calendar

Walk through a small-town/suburban downtown, through leafy historic neighborhoods, and on a trail through one of DuPage county's oldest Forest Preserves. 

Walk begins at 10 a.m. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register.

Start Location:    Downers Grove Public Library    

                             1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL  

Trails are on old roads and railroad beds surfaced with crushed gravel and mowed grass. 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 begins at 10 a.m. Please arrive at the start point by 9:45 to register.

Start Location:   Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Welcome Center  

                           30239 S. IL Route 53, Wilmington, 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. 

Start Location:  Whole Foods (outside of store)  

                           500 East Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL