Day Rides

Adult Day Ride: Nature of the West

November
7
Day trip exploring some unique nature spaces in the Western Suburbs: the Morton Arboretum, Danada Forest Preserves, and Fermilab

OVERVIEW 

Join us for a day trip exploring some unique nature spaces in the Western Suburbs: the Morton Arboretum, Danada Forest Preserves, and Fermilab. This ride is in partnership with The Morton Arboretum Certified Regional Tree Initiative Team who will share lots of cool information about what we are seeing. Bundle up and join us as we soak in the last of the fall colors. 

Meet up at 8:30 in Glen Ellyn to bike to The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, then we will mosey our way through Danada Forest Preserve to get to Fermilab (hopefully we can spot the bison herd), and then bike back to Glen Ellyn via the IL Prairie Path. There will be no formal lunch stop as part of this ride, pack plenty of hearty snacks, optional post ride hang at Maplewood Brewery in Glen Ellyn.

TRIP DETAILS

  • Total mileage: 35 miles
  • Support: Self-supported – you carry all of your own gear on your own bike.
  • Pace: 10-12 mph — a casual and conversational pace
  • Trail conditions: Mostly crushed limestone and some pavement
  • Type: Adult (21+)
  • Start: Blackberry Market (401 N Main St, Glen Ellyn 60137)
    • Free parking in Metra Parking Lot, 2 blocks north of Blackberry Market
  • End: Metra Parking Lot in Glen Ellyn

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WHAT TO BRING 

  • Your bike!
  • REAL ID or Passport (required for entry into Fermilab)
  • High energy snacks
  • Helmet
  • Photo I.D. and Emergency Contact Info
  • Cash/Debit/Credit Card for your food and drinks
  • 2 spare inner tubes and tools to replace a flat (guides will be able to assist)
  • At least 2 full water bottles
  • Lock for your bike
  • Sunscreen
  • Welcoming, adventurous, can-do attitude!

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WHAT IS INCLUDED

Entry into the Arboretum 

Supportive guides leading you from the start to the end point

Education about our local history and nature

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED

Transportation to the start point

Food and drinks

ABOUT THE GUIDES

Our guides are part of a community of volunteers that believe in adventure and helping others find adventure right out our front door. They exude a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive spirit which are foundational values at OOFD. They have love and appreciation for their home and like sharing knowledge about that home with others, thus helping the riders to develop a stronger sense of gratitude for our local history and nature.

The guides will be set with the route and an extensive script about the area you’ll be riding through with intentionally chosen breakpoints along the way.

They are more than someone to follow on the ride. They are trained and will be there to encourage and support you as well as support with mechanicals that may arise.

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Day Rides

Adult Day Ride: Nature of the West

Day trip exploring some unique nature spaces in the Western Suburbs: the Morton Arboretum, Danada Forest Preserves, and Fermilab
Start: November 7, 8:30 am
Price: $5
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Radical Inclusivity

Our number one value at Out Our Front Door is to be Welcoming. And we often think, talk, and act on that through something we call Radical Inclusivity.
Read our statement

Radical Inclusivity and Non‑Discrimination Statement

We at Out Our Front Door believe in the radical inclusion of all people on our bike camping trips. Regardless of your race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, economic status, or even the types of bikes you ride, we want you rollin’ with us. We want everyone to feel welcome. As a participant of an Out Our Front Door event, you are inherently agreeing to Ride and Let Ride.
If you exhibit any micro-aggressions observed by leaders, such as being judgmental of another’s bike, touring experience/skill, mansplaining, or generally being unfriendly you will be politely yet firmly corrected by OOFD leaders. If you commit any serious offense such as repeated unwanted flirtation, sexual harassment, overt racism, etc., you will be asked to leave the tour without a refund and will no longer be welcomed on future rides.
If you feel you are a victim of any of the above or have observed it, please raise the issue with one of our ride leaders, and they will handle the issue accordingly and with appropriate discretion.
We have this policy in place because we want everyone to feel safe and welcome. Out Our Front Door is an open community of bike campers, and we will forever work to bring all sorts of folks into the fold. Thank you for being a positive contributor to that community.

Land Acknowledgement

We recognize that every path we travel is on Native land, and we offer this land acknowledgment with respect for those who came before us.
Read our statement

Land Acknowledgement

Chicago is the traditional homeland of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations. Many other Tribes like the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sac, and Fox also called this area home. Located at the intersection of several great waterways, the land naturally became a site of travel and healing for many Tribes. American Indians continue to call this area home, and now Chicago is home to the third largest Urban American Indian community that still practices their heritage traditions and cares for the land and waterways. Today, Chicago continues to be a place that calls many people from diverse backgrounds to live and gather.
This land acknowledgment is from the American Indian Center of Chicago.

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