Best Hiking Trails in Joliet, IL

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Pilcher Park packs a lot into just 640 acres on Joliet's eastern outskirts: upland forest, bottomland woods, we...

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The Joliet Iron Works Historic Site provides a snapshot of how a large-scale iron-making operation worked in the la...

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Ever want to see the operation of a lock and dam? The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center offers you that as well ...

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In 1848 the Illinois and Michigan Canal provided the final shipping link between the East Coast of the United State...

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Pilcher Park offers an appealing mix of graceful ravines, lush bottomland forest, and small winding streams. Toward...

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Traveling along the Wauponsee Glacial Trail, you?ll be surprised just how quickly you can move from an urban enviro...

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This historic towpath follows a sliver of land that runs between the mighty Des Plaines River and the much narrower...

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At the glen, trails are 8 feet wide, white-tailed deer are plentiful, and a scattering of pine groves planted long ...

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This preserve offers plenty of big city escape. Shady forests, gentle waterfalls, and a lofty vista over the De...

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At Greene Valley Forest Preserve, you?ll find groves of stately oaks, quiet twisting streams, and wide-open swaths ...

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As an urban nature walk, this is one of the best in the area. Nestled alongside the Calumet-Sag Channel, 136-acre L...

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Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area bears a close resemblance to Illinois "s landscape 150 years ago, when a ...

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This route is jammed with scenic vistas and fascinating local history. While tracing the route of the Des Plaines R...

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TO TRAILHEAD: I-55 S to US 45 S/US 20 S. Merge onto Archer Ave. (IL 171). Park at Red Gate Woods parking lot 1 ...

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The smooth, asphalt Virgil Gilman Trail travels through forest and prairie land from a quiet, rural community co...

Chicago, Il: Pilcher Park