Hike Country Lane Woods from Little Red Schoolhouse

This is a group favorite, and a good place to hike in the summer with all the shade. The trail is most paved (or crushed stone) and it starts/ends at an indoor nature center with real flulsh toilets. Please note that we're starting from the Little Red Schoolhouse parking lot rather than the Country Lane Woods parking lot.

We'll take the yellow trail east and north up around the loop, cutting off back to the Country Lane Woods parking lot and down the tan trail for around 3.5 miles. Those who wish can continue up and around a larger loop to add one or more miles. This is a very nice, wide, mostly flat crushed limestone trail.

Rumor has it that the ticks are bad this year, so be sure to bring some bug spray. It is also a good idea to bring some water to stay hydrated.

Trail map at:
[Palos Trail System Map - Forest Preserves of Cook County (fpdcc.com)](https://fpdcc.com/downloads/maps/trails/english/FPCC-Palos-Trail-Map-022020.pdf)

Region map at:
[Southwest Zone Map - Forest Preserves of Cook County (fpdcc.com)](https://fpdcc.com/downloads/maps/zones/english/FPCC-Southwest-Zone-Map-022020.pdf)

[Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center - Forest Preserves of Cook County (fpdcc.com)](https://fpdcc.com/places/locations/little-red-schoolhouse-nature-center/)