Beer Hiking Chicago: The Tastiest Way to Discover the Windy City

Name: Beer Hiking Chicago: The Tastiest Way to Discover the Windy City
Brand: Helvetiq
SKU: SP-9783039640331
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Biographical Note:
Jessica Sedgwick is an award-winning Chicago journalist who now works as the creative director of a marketing agency. She loves designing and writing almost as much as she loves discovering new breweries--ideally ones with juicy IPAs and mixed-culture beers.

Dan Ochwat is a Chicago-based writer who works in journalism, marketing, and film. This means he's the guy in the corner of the brewery with a laptop. He loves sours and IPAs, clever wordplay, and hiking with his family.

Table of Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION

About the authors

About beer hiking in Chicago and beyond

Choose the beer or the hike

On the hikes and hike ratings

On the breweries and beer ratings

Preparing for your hike

Trail etiquette

2. MAP & INDEX

3. THE BEER HIKES

CHICAGO

North Park Village Nature Center

West Ridge Nature Park

Schiller Woods South

606 Trail

Humboldt Park Lagoon and Natural Area

Chicago Riverwalk

Henry C. Palmisano Nature Park

McKinley Park Natural Area

Washington Park Natural Area

CHICAGO SUBURBS

Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve

Skokie Lagoons

The Grove

Lakewood Forest Preserve

Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Raceway Woods

Crabtree Nature Center

Blackwell Forest Preserve

Chicago Portage National Historic Site

Naperville Riverwalk

Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve

Little Red School House

Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve

Orland Grassland

Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

DAY TRIPS

Seven Bridges Trail

Starved Rock State Park

Matthiesen State Park

Indiana National Park 3 Dunes Challenge

Warren Dunes State Park

Review Quotes:
"Packed [...] with facts about local art, history and culture -- significantly more than you'd learn from an everyday trail map [...] a compilation of urban and suburban family adventures complete with all the information needed for a successful park-to-brewery experience." - Lisa Futterman, Chicago Tribune

Brief Description:
Beer lovers and hiking enthusiasts, these 30 Chicago hikes are for you! Each carefully selected hike leads you through a stunning natural landscape or striking urban cityscape and ends near a brewery or brewpub where a local craft beer awaits you. This full-color guidebook features the best one- to five-hour hikes in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs and includes day-trip-worthy excursions in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. It takes you along the Chicago River and around lively urban parks, out to the banks of the Skokie Lagoons waterways, through the expansive forest preserves and grasslands of the Windy City's southern suburbs. It will also lead you up and down sand dunes on day trips across Indiana and Michigan state lines. A family friendly guide to Chicago's historic heart and suburbs, the book will lead you to unforgettable experiences for all ages at the region's famous breweries. Each trail description includes details on access, difficulty, duration, points of interest, and, at trail's end, a recommended beer, with notes on its appearance, aroma and taste. You'll also get an inside look at the creative and passionate craftspeople behind the brewing process. --

Contributor Bio:Sedgwick, Jessica
Jessica Sedgwick is an award-winning Chicago journalist who now works as the creative director of a marketing agency. She loves designing and writing almost as much as she loves discovering new breweries--ideally ones with juicy IPAs and mixed-culture beers.

Contributor Bio:Ochwat, Dan
Dan Ochwat is a Chicago-based writer who works in journalism, marketing, and film. This means he's the guy in the corner of the brewery with a laptop. He loves sours and IPAs, clever wordplay, and hiking with his family.