Description
Registration is not required to attend
Get out on the trail and enjoy the changing of the seasons with the 24th annual Woods Walk challenge!
Experience 10 beautiful Will County trails during their fall splendor. Trails range from 0.5 to 4.25 miles in length, and each trail offers its own unique experience. Don’t forget to log your walks as you go. To participate, download the Goosechase app. The app will allow you to virtually track your walks. You can also track walks using a hard copy travel log that can be picked up from the following Forest Preserve visitor centers: Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon; Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook; Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville; Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township; and Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet. Complete seven of the 10 Woods Walk trails and receive a 2026 Woods Walk hiking medallion. The deadline for submitting a completed travel log is Monday, Dec. 7.
This year’s featured trails are as follows:
- 1.25 miles at Hidden Oaks Preserve
- 0.5 miles at Keepataw Preserve
- 2.75 miles at Prairie Bluff Preserve
- 2 miles at Rock Run Preserve
- 2.5 miles at Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
- 3.5 miles at Hickory Creek Preserve
- 2 miles at Plum Valley Preserve
- 1.5 miles at McKinley Woods — Kerry Sheridan Grove
- 2.25 miles at Monee Reservoir
- 4.25 miles at Forked Creek Preserve – Ballou Road Access
The trails included in the program are asphalt, limestone or natural surfaces across uneven terrain.
If you have any questions, please call us at 815-727-8700.
Program Other Category
No registration required
Location
Monee Reservoir Preserve at Monee Reservoir
McKinley Woods Pres Kerry Sheridan Grove at McKinley Woods - Kerry Sheridan Grove
Plum Valley Preserve at Plum Valley Preserve
Hickory Creek Barrens Preserve at Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site at Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
Rock Run Preserve Paul V. Nichols Access at Rock Run Preserve - Paul V. Nichols Access
Prairie Bluff Preserve at Prairie Bluff Preserve
Keepataw Preserve at Keepataw Preserve
Hidden Oaks Preserve at Hidden Oaks
Forked Creek Ballou Road Access at Forked Creek Preserve - Ballou Rd Access