Chicago Outterbelt Through-Hike

Source: Chicago Outerbelt Alliance

 20-Day 2021 Proposed Trip Itinerary

(Start at Buckingham Fountain, camping stops TBD)

Day:

1. Tuesday, June 1 Buckingham Fountain – Steelworkers Park (12 mi)

2. Wednesday, June 2 Steelworkers Park – Camp Shabbona Woods (~15 mi)

3. Thursday, June 3 Camp Shabbona Woods – Sweet Woods Glenwood (~11 mi, North Creek)

4. Friday, June 4 Glenwood – Old Plank Trail/Western Ave (~11 mi, Hike the Heights)

5. Saturday, June 5 Old Plank Road Trail/Western Ave – Bartel Grassland/Flossmoor Road 

6. Sunday, June 6 Bartel Grassland/Flossmoor Road – Camp Sullivan (~13 mi, Tryner’s Pond)

7. Monday, June 7 Camp Sullivan – Cal-Sag Trail (~10 mi)

8. Tuesday, June 8 Cal-Sag Trail – Camp Bullfrog Lake (~10 mi)

9. Wednesday, June 9 Camp Bullfrog Lake – Camp Bullfrog Lake (Circuit within Palos Preserves, ~10 mi)

10. Thursday, June 10 Camp Bullfrog Lake – Salt Creek Trail/W. Jackson Ave. in LaGrange Park (12 mi, Arie Crown Forest – close to Oak Brook REI Store)

11. Friday, June 11 Salt Creek Trail/W Jackson Ave.– DesPlaines Ave in Forest Park (10 mi, Miller Meadow). (Sections 1-11, 126 miles)

12. Saturday, June 12 DesPlaines Ave in Forest Park – Catherine Chevalier Woods (~10 mi) - Includes Trailside Museum of Natural History

13. Sunday, June 13 Catherine Chevalier Woods – Camp Pine Woods (11 mi)

14. Monday, June 14 Camp Pine Woods – Camp Dan Beard (6 mi)

15. Tuesday, June 15 Camp Dan Beard – Old School Forest Preserve (~12 mi)

16. Wednesday, June 16 Old School Forest Preserve – South Park (Lake Forest) (~10 mi, Middlefork Savannah/Open Lands Assn)

17. Thursday, June 17 South Park – Ravinia – Little House of Glencoe (~8 mi, Chicago Botanic Garden, Camping Little House of Glencoe)

18. Friday, June 18 Little House of Glencoe – Thaddeus “Ted” Lechowicz Woods (~12 mi, North Branch)

19. Saturday, June 19 Thaddeus “Ted” Lechowicz Woods – Aragon Ballroom (~10 mi, Albany Park)

20. Sunday, June 20 Aragon Ballroom – Buckingham Fountain (~10 mi, Lincoln Park Zoo/Finish)

Total = ~220 miles