1
Somme Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
181 acres2.5 mi of trail
North Branch (green) Trail, (north section)
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Northbrook
Northbrook, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.5% of Northbrook is conserved land, roughly 635 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Somme Woods (2.5 mi), Sunset Ridge Woods (1.6 mi), and Wood Oaks Green Park (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Northbrook, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Northbrook outdoors
Conserved land
7.5%
635 of 8,475 acres
Trails
13 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
24
18 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.5 mi
1.0 mi lanes · 9.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Sunset Ridge Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
142 acres1.6 mi of trail
North Branch Blue Unpaved Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Wood Oaks Green Park
Managed by Northbrook Park District
58 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Village Green Park
Managed by Northbrook Park District
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Stonegate Park
Managed by Northbrook Park District
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Techny Prairie Park and Fields
Managed by Northbrook Park District
100 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Williamsburg Square Park
Managed by Northbrook Park District
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Coast Guard Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Coast Guard Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 24 parks & preserves
- Chipilly Woods134 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Meadowhill Park29 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Chicago Botanic Gardens12 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Northbrook Sports Complex23 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Crestwood Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County16 ac · Directions
- Wescott Park8 ac · Directions
- Skokie Lagoons North7 ac
- Indian Ridge Park7 ac · Directions
- Glenbrook North High School Prairie Nature Preserve5 ac
- Salceda Park3 ac · Directions
- Estates Tot Lot3 ac
- Skokie Lagoons Central2 ac
- Greenfield Park2 ac
- Greenview Park2 ac
- Floral Park1 ac
Who protects the land
635 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
- Northbrook Bicycle Network (bike route)0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis57
- Baseball18
- Soccer10
- Pickleball9
- Basketball8
- Beach volleyball4
- Softball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Northbrook and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook | 7.5% | 13.3 mi | 24 |
| Glenview | 9.9% | 26.9 mi | 39 |
| Northfield | 11.5% | 4.5 mi | 10 |
| Deerfield | 4.7% | 7.0 mi | 17 |
| Glencoe | 3.2% | 5.8 mi | 26 |
| Northfield | 8.8% | 55.1 mi | 61 |
| Moraine | 9.3% | 28.2 mi | 41 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Northbrook's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.