Biking, Hiking, and Paddling Trails
Old Plank Road Trail
Cruise casually down the scenic and historic Old Plank Road Trail, which Openlands helped bring to life, traversing seven towns in south Cook and Will counties.
Illinois Prairie Path
Breakaway briskly on the Illinois Prairie Path, a sixty-two-mile crushed limestone trail, located twenty-five miles west of Chicago. Openlands helped create the Prairie Path in 1964, when it became the nation’s first Rails-to-Trails conversion.Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Located forty miles southwest of Chicago, the 25,000-acre Joliet Army Arsenal had been the world's largest TNT factory, manufacturing high explosives for World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Openlands played a key role in the redevelopment of the arsenal, transforming the former military base into a unique nature preserve and public recreation area.
Calumet Area Water Trails
The Little Calumet River, a number of connected natural and manmade waterways, begins in Indiana and crosses the Illinois border, just south of 173rd Street, in Lansing.
Chicago River Water Trails
Flowing through one of the most densely populated areas on earth, the Chicago River provides a variety of recreational opportunities—from the quiet beauty of the North Branch to the wide urban canyons of the Main Branch to the historic South Branch.
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