Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Grant Woods Forest Preserve (25405 W. Monaville Road, Ingleside, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: This is a mostly flat gravel path. Almost no shade. There will be 2 options for walking. 1st, a simple loop which is 1.89 miles. There is a side trail to Old […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Operations & Public Safety Facility/Fourth Lake Forest Preserve (19808 W. Grand Avenue, Lindenhurst, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Take Grand Avenue West from Gurnee, cross Route 45, about a mile down the road the maintenance facility will be on the right. We’ll meet there. Mostly gravel […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Independence Grove Forest Preserve (16400 Buckley Road, Libertyville, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: They are 2 primary trails. One is paved, one is gravel. Both go around the lake. It’s roughly 2.5 miles with some gently rolling hills and almost no shade. We’ll meet at the usual […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Northwestern/Lake Forest Hospital (1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Park in parking lot #10 which is closest to Route 41 & Deerpath. Nice 2-mile walk around the perimeter of the grounds of the hospital. Mostly flat. ½ paved, ½ Crushed Rock. […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Viking Park (4374 Old Grand Avenue, Gurnee)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: We will meet by the bandshell to enjoy a nice 2/5 mile walk throughout the park. We'll begin by walking down Old Grand Avenue, up Emerald, and then around the park. The path consists of […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve (20160 W. Washington Street, Grayslake)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Please use the Washington Street entrance. This is an open, gravel trail with very little shade. 2 trails from which to choose. The big loop is 3.5 miles but if you prefer there […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Raven Glen WEST Forest Preserve (Route 173 in Antioch) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: This is NOT the same Raven Glen that we usually walk. This one is accessed about a mile WEST of Route 45 on Route 173. Pretend you are heading towards the Walmart in […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at O'Plaine Park (235 O'Plaine Road, Gurnee)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Paved path. From the park we’ll walk along the nature path (entrance on the South side of O’Plaine Park) to Route 120 and back and will have a nice 2.5-mile walk. Pets allowed. Mostly shaded. Not […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Leo Leathers Park (Buckingham Way and Manor Lane, Mundelein, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: The park is located near Route 60/83 & Route 176 in Mundelein. The official address on Google is Buckingham Way and Manor Lane. From the Walgreens on the corner of 60/83 and Route […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at South Ridge Park (285 Southridge Drive, Gurnee, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Three connected 1-mile loops in the heart of Gurnee. We’ll walk North to Washington, turn around, and then take a small loop to Murifield before returning to the parking lot. 2nd loop goes through […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Churchill Hunt Park (6000 Westminster Lane, Gurnee, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: We will meet at the playground (plenty of street parking) and then will take the .75-mile nature path. At the end of the path, you can simply turn around for a 1.5 mile walk […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Marl Flat Forest Preserve (32609 N. Fish Lake Road, Round Lake, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: You’ll have the option of doing both for a nice 3-mile walk. (to Route 120 & back is 1.5 miles and then to the subdivision on the East side of […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Betty Russell Park (5300 Pinewood Road, Gurnee, IL)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Mostly gravel but some paved. Mostly flat but the closer you get to Milwaukee you’ll find a bit of an incline. We’ll make a 2-mile loop by walking up to Dilleys, down to Milwaukee, […]
Update 8/27: Due to limited parking at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, the GO Gurnee Walking Club will now be meeting at the following location on Saturday, August 31 at 9:00am: Viking Park West | 940 Kilbourne Road, Gurnee View map location here! The walk will begin at Viking Park West and continue towards the Des […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Van Patten Woods WEST (15838 W. Route 173 in Wadsworth- at route 41)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: A beautiful 2.5- mile path around the big lake but there is a bridge allowing you to cut the walk in half. Crushed gravel. When you enter the preserve, […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Middle fork Savanna Forest Preserve (1401 Middlefork Drive in Lake Forest) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: This is just a tad South of the intersection of Route 43 & Route 176. It is a mostly flat gravel trail with almost no shade. We’ll be heading South along […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Nippersink Forest Preserve (900 W. Belvidere Road in Round Lake) - Route 120 View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Packed gravel trails with gently rolling hills. 2 interconnected looping trails. The main trail is 1.5-miles. If you take the side path North to Nippersink Road & back, you […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Old School Forest Preserve (28285 N. St. Mary’s Road in Libertyville) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Once you enter the preserve, go to the ring road and turn right (it’s one-way). We’ll meet in the 1st parking lot on the right(It’s titled as a picnic ground). We […]
Wag your tails while honoring our nation’s heroes! Join us at Viking Park for a paw-some, Veteran-themed FREE GO Gurnee Walkin’ & Waggin’ event! Our Veteran-themed dog walk is the perfect opportunity to show your furry friend some love while also paying tribute to those who have served our country. Leash up your pup, meet […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Singing Hills Forest Preserve (30700 N. Fish Lake Road in Round Lake/Volo) - Fish Lake & Gilmer View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: 3.2-mile crushed gravel path (East to Gilmer and back). Mostly flat. Not much shade. Pets welcome. Restrooms at the trailhead. Not a Walking Club member? Join […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Vernon Hills Memorial Arbor theater (50 Memorial Drive in Vernon Hills.) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: This is just South of Hawthorne Mall and across from Vernon Hills High School. We’ll meet in the parking lot of a lovely outdoor amphitheater. That specific area is beautiful and […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Bonner Farm (201 Country Place in Lindenhurst.) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: This is off of Sand Lake Road just West of Route 45. We’ll be walking North on the Millennium Trail into the back entrance of McDonald Woods Forest Preserve. I have a 1-, 2-, and […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Swanson & Trigg Conservation Area Trail. We will meet at University Park (3858 University Avenue) in Gurnee View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: University Park has 2 parking lots. The main is on University and the other is on Ellis with overflow on the street. Partial gravel trail […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Prairie Crossing Subdivision (960 Harris Road in Grayslake)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Crushed gravel trail with some hills. Pets welcome. We’ll have 2 trail options. One is 3 miles and goes around the entire perimeter of the property. The other cuts that roughly in half so […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Des Plaines River Trail! (Meet at Adler Park Disc Golf Course / Toboggan Run.) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Take Milwaukee Avenue South to the traffic light at the Libertyville Fire Station, turn left into the Adler Park. The Adler Park Disc Golf Course / Toboggan Run […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Ray Lake Forest Preserve (23275 W. Erhart Road in Mundelein) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: . This is a 2.3-mile loop circling a lake. Crushed rock path and mostly flat. It is near Route 60 & Freemont Center Road (think the Target in Mundelein). GPS will be […]
Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Gelatin Park (250 Library Lane in Grayslake.) View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Park near the new sledding hill by the smokestack. The actual walk through Central Park is not too long but there is a loop that takes you through downtown Grayslake and the total walk is […]
