Winter Walking Trails Illuminated
Photo courtesy of Nat Carmichael
Guided by small, solar-powered lights, hikers, skiers and
snowshoers can enjoy evenings along the 1.3-mile fitness trail at Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville and a 1.65-mile hilly section of the Millennium
Trail adjacent to the Winter Sports Area at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
Regular preserve hours are 6:30 a.m. to sunset, but illuminated
trails and adjacent parking lots will remain open after sunset until 9 p.m.
daily through March 13, 2022. Bicycles and horses are not permitted after
sunset. Dogs must be leashed. Lake County Forest Preserve Rangers regularly
patrol the areas.
To access the lighted trails, park at Lakewood’s Winter Sports Area on the east side of Fairfield Road just south of Route 176, or at Old
School’s main entrance lot on the east side of St. Mary’s Road just south of
Route 176.
