Category: Illinois

January 18, April 5 and May 2

Sag Valley Forest Preserve. Two loops in Teason’s Woods: 5.5 km in January, 9.5 km in April  (recommended ) and another 12 km loop in May. Walking for a while on unmarked trails cutting across woods and prairie.

Sag Valley and Palos Forest Preserves trail maps

☞ Our 9.5 km Teason’s Woods trail on wikiloc

☞ Our 5.5 km Teason’s Woods trail on wikiloc

☞ Sag Valley Forest Preserve trail map

☞ Palos Forest Preserve trail maps

August 4.

Palos Forest Preserve: west of Wolf Rd, Bullfrog Lake, Tomahawk Slough.

August 18.

Herrick Lake and Danada Forest Preserves: Danada-Herrick Lake, Green Heron and Bluebird trails.

Herrick Lake and Danada Forest Preserves trail maps

☞ Herrick Lake trail map

☞ Danda Forest trail map

October 22.

Palos Forest Preserve: Spears Woods.

December 2.

Palos Forest Preserve: Maple Lake East-Pulaski Woods East and South.

Lazy hiking: 10 km loop from Iron Bridge trailhead to bison lookout on Rte 53, then Bunker 63 trail and return via Hedgeapple trail. Found a herd of 60-80 bisons near the North-East corner of the pasture along wooded area of Prairie Creek. We come with bikes next time.

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie trail map and info

☞ Midewin trail map
☞ Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

No JMT this year – just cancelled our permits. With more time for local trails, we can check out our forests, today it was fungi everywhere along 8 km (slow) walk in Palos Forest Preserve.