Preserve Website: http://www.fpdwc.org/thorn.cfm
Trail Distance: 6 miles
Trail Surface: Asphalt, pack earth, gravel, and mowed turf
Type of Use: Fat Tire, Leisure
Towns: Joliet
County: Will
Intensity of Use: Unknown
Setting: Ravine, prairie, woods, open spaces
Connecting Trails: none
Maintained by: Forest Preserve District of Will County
Directions for parking: From the east, take Exchange Street west from Route 1 and then north on Western Avenue to Monee Road. Travel .9 mile to the entrance. From the west, take Governors Highway to Stuenkel Road. Head east to Monee Road. Turn left (north) on Monee and proceed to the entrance.
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Trail Map:
Rider's Comments: There are 2.5 miles of packed earth hiking trails at this 850-acre Illinois Nature Preserve, weaving among woodlands, wetlands and prairie.
A .5-mile trail that loops around a prairie field connects with the hiking-only 1.3-mile Woodland Trail through the flood plain of Thorn Creek. Here the trail runs along a bluff high above a large ravine. Near the parking lot, a nature center occupies an old church, where you'll find displays, books and a bird-feeding station.
For Detailed Information Contact:
Forest Preserve District of Will County
For Calendar of Events in Surrounding Communities Contact:
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry
