Easy Hikes Close to Home: Chicago
Hitting the trail for the first time? Getting back into hiking after a long hiatus? This book will be perfect. It’s based on my book 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Chicago, but is geared toward newbie hikers looking for shorter, less strenuous hikes near Chicago. This book will introduce you to the best short hikes in every corner of the Chicago region, ranging from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to Bristol Woods in southeast Wisconsin.
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Waterfall at Matthiessen State Park
Easy Hikes Close to Home: Chicago
Introduction
About the author
Cook County and West Chicagoland
1. Deer Grove Loop
2. Crabtree Nature Center Hike
3. Fullersburg Woods Loop
4. Morton Arboretum East Hike
5. Jackson Park Loop
6. Lake Katherine Trail
7. Palos/Sag Valley Forest Preserve: Little Red Schoolhouse Hike
North Chicagoland and Wisconsin
8. Bristol Woods Hike
9. Glacial Park Loop
10. Volo Bog State Natural Area Hike
11. Moraine Hills State Park Hike
12. Illinois Beach State Park: Dead River Trail
13. Ryerson Woods Hike
14. Chicago Botanic Garden
South Chicagoland and Indiana
15. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Cowles Bog Trail
16. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Bailly/Chelberg Hike
17. LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area Loop
18. Thorn Creek Hike
19. Pilcher Park Loop
20. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: Tallgrass Trail
21. Matthiessen Dells Area Hike
