Best hikes in Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Ambleway maps 9 hikes in Forest Preserve District of Cook County, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 11-mile day out. The biggest climb is Eagle Pond–4th Pond, 3 lakes, gaining 26 ft, and the network tops out at 679 ft. 6 start within walking range of public transit.

• Watersmeet Woods–Harms Woods, 10 groves 10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Saint Paul Woods–Miami Woods, 3 groves 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Eagle Pond–4th Pond, 3 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
• Harms Woods–Linne Woods, 5 groves 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Botton Bush–1st Pond, 3 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
• 4th Pond & North Branch Blue Unpaved Trail via North Branch (green) Trail, (north section) 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Mary Mix McDonald Woods–Skokie Lagoon #5, 16 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• North Branch Blue Unpaved Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Linne Woods–Harms Woods East, 3 groves 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft