Tke A Hike Challenge 

This fall, Edward-Elmhurst Health invites you to join the 2022 Healthy Driven Take a Hike! Challenge. For eight weeks, you’ll rediscover the healthy benefits of being active and spending time outdoors. It’s a great opportunity for all ages — from kids to seniors — to exercise in the fresh air and learn cool stuff about nature while bonding with family and friends.

We have partnered with local community sponsors to bring you hiking insights and expertise, special programming, and ideas to Elevate Your Hike each week!

How does it work?

1) Fill out the online registration form.*
2) Get out and hike from Sept. 1 to Oct. 27!
3) Turn in the Take a Hike! Tracker with 6 completed hikes to get an award. 

Registration is open!

*Registration is required to earn the Take a Hike! Trail Blaze Award*. Please register each participant in your group or family individually.

Note: Hikes can be completed anywhere. The featured trails, special events, and Elevate Your Hike content are suggestions only to help you make the most of your hiking experience but are not required to qualify for the Take a Hike! Trail Blaze Award.

Take a Hike! Trail Blaze Award

When you complete and track 6 hikes during the 8-week Challenge period, you’ll earn the Take a Hike! Trail Blaze Award* (your choice of a walking stick with a commemorative medallion (1st-year participants only), a commemorative medallion, or a commemorative pin).

Complete this Take a Hike! Tracker and bring it to one of the below locations between Oct. 28 – Nov. 30 to pick up your award:

• Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Visitor Services, 3S580 Naperville Rd., Wheaton
• Naperville Park District’s Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville
• Elmhurst Park District Wagner Community Center, 615 N West Ave., Elmhurst
• The Conservation Foundation, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville

The Take a Hike! Tracker can be printed or picked up at one of our sponsor locations listed above.

*Supplies are limited. Offer is valid while supplies last. Complete one Take a Hike! Tracker per person.

For more information, click here.