When you turn into the preserve, you’ll immediately see a small parking lot on your right. Keep driving! There is a bigger parking lot a little bit further down the road. Park there and meet by the picnic tables.

We’ll hike for four miles throughout this lovely, sprawling preserve. We’ll hike along the Kishwaukee River, in a hardwood forest and alongside a prairie. We’ll send you an email the day before the hike to alert you about the weather and trail conditions. Trails tend to be muddy this time of year so we’ll slow down and move to the edges on those parts.

Leashed dogs are allowed and there is one red outhouse just off the main parking lot.

The address is 5691 River Road; Cherry Valley, IL 61016.