Hike the 606

Bloomingdale Trail (The 606)

Walsh Playground Park

1722 N Ashland Avenue

Chicago, IL

Research demonstrates that outdoor exercise, such as hiking, offers health and well-being benefits. Join us for a two-mile hike. We will do an out-and-back hike on the eastern 1 mile of The 606. This is a paved urban trail with a narrow rubber shoulder on which you can also walk. Please wear comfortable hiking or running shoes, bring a water bottle, and dress for the weather.

The Bloomingdale Trail, part of “The 606” park system, is a 3-mile, elevated rail trail on Chicago’s northwest side. Built on a former rail line, the trail sits 17 feet above four of the city’s neighborhoods.

Presented by: Kimberly Matthews, MA, LCPC; Megan McMahon, PhD

This program is open to all CWC Participants.

RSVP below to register.

Hike will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.

Parking:

While there are no designated parking areas for the trail, street parking is available nearby. Multiple Metra, CTA train, and bus routes also have stops close to the trail.

Directions:

To reach the eastern trailhead at Walsh Playground Park, take I-90/I-94 to Exit 48A for Armitage Ave. Head east on W Armitage Avenue. and travel about 450 feet before turning right onto N Ashland Avenue. After 0.3 miles, you will see Walsh Playground Park on your right; look for street parking near the park.

Public Transportation:

If you wish to travel by Metra from the Union Pacific-North line, the Clybourn stop is just a 0.2-mile/4-minute walk to our Eastern Trailhead meeting point. The Metra train arrives at Clybourn at 10:12 and departs at 11:40.