Decemberg Winter in the Woods 2025- Adult Overnight with Out Our Front Door out of Chicago, IL

Ride Specifics

Mileage: Day 1: 45 miles | Day 2: 32 miles

Support: Self supported – you carry all of your own camping gear on your own bike. No vehicle support.

Lodging: Heated cabins (bunk bed style). Camping is an option if you prefer. We will stay at Camp Reinberg (Cook County Forest Preserve) located at 1801 N Quentin Rd, Palatine, IL 60074 (map).

Pace: 12-15mph

Trail/Route: Paved road with minimal gravel incorporated and possible snow.

Age: Adult Ride (21+)

Trip Description

You know you can’t wait til April to do another bike camping overnight trip. So join this rad crew and rock that winter bike riding life on a two-day loop leaving from and returning to Chicago. Out Our Front Door guides will give you an in-depth tour of Northwest Chicagoland, as we travel from Ukrainian Village to Deer Grove Forest Preserve. You’ll be pedaling along through memories of mass transit’s past, along beautiful bubbling creeks, witnessing some of the region’s most unique ecologies. Wildlife sightings are a near guarantee! You’ll cruise by riverbeds and marvel at the big blue unsalted sea of Lake Michigan. If the weather cooperates, all of this splendor will be draped in a crisp white blanket.

Throughout it all, our guides will be recalling stories of the dreams and plans of Chicago men and women whose modest yet hard work is to thank for the preservation of the Blue Basin’s natural beauty. Take a break from your winter hibernation and venture out with us on a frosty December ride.

You and your bike certainly can make it! Celebrate a winter’s adventure in the comforts of a heated cabin, with hot dinner and a steamy oatmeal breakfast included. Will I learn something? Will there be community? Will I have Fun? Yes. Yes. and Yes. So celebrate the winter season and meet some new people. All are welcome.