Fall is in full swing, but there’s still time to get outside before winter hits. Journalist and naturalist Zack Nauth compiled a list of 20 midwest hiking trails to visit this season all over the prairies, marshes, valleys, and forests near Chicago. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with Nauth about his top picks from that list, what to expect on the trails, and his favorite things about hiking.

Places discussed:
Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve
Sag Valley Trail System
Swallow Cliff Woods
Lakewood Forest Preserves
Big Marsh 
Franklin Creek State Natural Area
Nachusa Grasslands
Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve 
Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve
Illinois and Michigan Canal

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