Events

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Illinois Beach State Park (1 Lake front Drive, Zion)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Park by the Nature Center and bundle up for a 3.17 mile walk. A possible shorter loop is available. Mostly sand or sandy trail. Some shade. Port-o-potties at the parking lot. Not a […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Pine Dunes Forest Preserve (42909 Hunt Club Road, Antioch)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: This is a 2.2-mile gravel trail with a few gently rolling hills. Only about 15% is shaded. Pets welcome. Restrooms by the parking lot. Limited parking so if you can car pool, please […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Lexington Woods Trail (291 Lexington Lane, Grayslake)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Meet at Meadowview School main parking lot. 2-mile trail along a lovely nature path and through a subdivision. Paved. Mostly flat. No restrooms. Some shade. Pets allowed. Not a Walking Club member? Join for FREE today!

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Old School Forest Preserve (28285 N. St. Mary's Road, 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 (The sign says - picnic ground). We […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Ravinia Park (920 Ravinia Drive, Gurnee)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Main loop is 1-mile plus, there is a lovely .5-mile offshoot trail for a combined 1.5-mile walk. Some paved. Some hard-packed gravel. Mostly flat. Pets allowed. No restrooms. Overflow parking on the street. Not a Walking […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Volo Bog (28478 Brandenburg Road, Ingleside)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: We’ll start on the floating half-mile trail out to the actual bog and then we’ll be taking the 2.5-mile trail that circumvents the property. Half is crushed stone and half is hard packed grass (with a […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Van Patten Woods East (15838 W. Route 173/Route 41, Wadsworth)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: 2 trails, one is 1.7 miles and the other is 1 mile for a nice 2.5-mile walk. Crushed gravel. Protected from the wind by trees. When you enter the preserve, go to […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Captain Daniel Wright Woods (24830 N. St. Mary's Road, Mettawa)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: 4 interconnected trails with loops from a half mile to 2.5 miles. We have not walked this since 2019. Crushed gravel. Mostly flat. 90% shaded. Outhouse and playground by the parking lot. […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at McDonald Woods Forest Preserve (19611 W. Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: 2 connecting loops totaling 3.5 miles. Crushed gravel. Mostly flat but there are a few gently rolling hills. There is an additional 1-mile side loop (woodchip base) which is quite hilly […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve (20160 W. Washington Street, Grayslake)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: 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 is […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Swanson & Trigg Conservation Area Trail (3858 University Avenue, Gurnee)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: We will meet at University Park (3858 University Avenue) in Gurnee. Note: University Park has 2 parking lots. The main is on University and the other is on Ellis with overflow on […]

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 (the sign says "picnic ground"). We […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Butler Lake/Crawford Warming House (817 W. Lake Street, Libertyville)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: A beautiful 1.8-mile trail around Butler Lake. Many connected trails on the other side of Lake Street to make a longer walk and/or walk to downtown Libertyville & back for more steps. Half […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Hastings Lake Forest Preserve (21155 W. Gelden Road, Lake Villa)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: 2-mile paved path goes around a beautiful lake (an additional 1-mile gravel path available for a very nice 3-mile walk). Limited shade. Pets welcome. Restrooms available. Park by playground (unless full, then […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Tri-State Parkway (6071 Washington Street, Gurnee)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Park by Honey Orthodontics (in the lot furthest away from the businesses). Walk down Cemetery Road. Parking lot to Woodland School is 1 mile. I also have a path that goes through the industrial section, through […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Sun Lake Forest Preserve (22925 W. Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Fairly level crushed gravel 3-mile looping path. Not much shade. Pets welcome. Outhouse at the parking lot. Overflow parking 1 block East in the baseball complex with direct access to the […]

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at Maurice Noll Park (1200 Hampton Lane, Mundelein)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: Roughly 2 miles along a paved section around the pond & park. Flat. Half shaded. Not a Walking Club member? Join for FREE today!

Join the GO Gurnee Walking Club at College of Lake County University Center (1200 University Center Drive, Grayslake)! View map location here! Directions/Walk Details: We will meet in the University Center parking lot. It is a stand-alone building on the Eastern side of the property closer to Washington Street – Note: Park furthest away from […]