Sunday, June 17, 2012

Fullersburg Woods: June 16, 2012

Fullersburg Woods is in Oak Brook, IL, just off 31st and York. We thought we were lost when we past Spring road on York, so pulled over to check google maps and found out we were right across the street from the entrance! You actually park on the East side of York, even though the trail is on the West side- there's a nice path under the road to get to the trails.

This walk was on a hot, humid Saturday. We had decided we wanted to do a picnic lunch on our walk, and there was a beautiful picnic area right by the Graue Mill. The paths in the area varied from paved and graveled. The gravel ones were a bit dusty- my feet were filthy after the hike. This path has quite a few hills- some pretty steep. There are also quite a few shoot-offs of the main path, so it would be easy to get lost. Part of the path crosses right behind a neighborhood, which could get awkward at times, and you could tell that horses were allowed to use the path- quite a few road apples!

Overall, it was a very beautiful and well-shaded trail, and I'm sure the visitor center is probably nice as well (we didn't stop). Bring lots of water though, as Salt Creek can be seen on most of the path, and it's a constant reminder of the water you wish you still had left! As far as creature wildlife, we did see some ground squirrels and geese, but that was about it. We will definitely come to this one again- maybe once we're in better shape to handle the hills!

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