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Routes / Chicago / Running / Dan Ryan Woods Preserve

Running in Dan Ryan Woods Preserve

Dan Ryan Woods Preserve is a 1.1 km² nature reserve on Chicago's south side. Of the routes Remap built, 5 spend at least 30% of their length inside it. Pick how far you want to run.

Checked 24 October 2026

Terrain
53% forest, 7% park
Surface
17% unpaved
Climb
13 to 15 m up
Routes
5, 3.4 to 6.1 km
87th Street & Damen87th Street & Laflin87th Street & WashtenawBrainerdWestern & 89th Street

Getting there

Every route here starts from one of these stations.

  • 87th Street & Damen Bus stop on the east edge. 1 route starts here, 2 m away.
  • 87th Street & Laflin Bus stop on the east edge. 1 route starts here, 2 m away.
  • 87th Street & Washtenaw Bus stop on the west edge. 1 route starts here, 1 m away.
  • Brainerd Station on the east edge. 1 route starts here, 9 m away.
  • Western & 89th Street Bus stop inside Dan Ryan Woods Preserve, on its south west side. 1 route starts here, 1 m away.
Run length

The best run in Dan Ryan Woods Preserve, up to 6 km

1 87th Street & Damen
203 m185 m03.4 km
1From 87th Street & Damen

Ranked first of 5 running routes of this length in Dan Ryan Woods Preserve.

3.4 km about 20 min 15 m up 67% through nature 17% unpaved

Starts at 87th Street & Damen bus stop.

How it compares with the median run in Chicago

Through nature 67%median 23%
Quiet streets 90%median 93%
Starts near a station at the station
Longest nature stretch 2.0 km
Away from traffic 100%median 90%
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2 From Brainerd4.3 km 13 m up 43% natureStarts at Brainerd station3 From 87th Street & Washtenaw6.1 km 13 m up 63% natureStarts at 87th Street & Washtenaw bus stop

Nearby places

  • Marquette Park 4.1 km away
  • Ogden Park 4.6 km away
  • Pullman National Historical Park 7.4 km away
  • Washington (George) Park 8.4 km away
  • Jackson Park 9.5 km away
  • McKinley Park 9.8 km away
  • Burnham Park 12.4 km away
  • Calumet Park 12.5 km away
  • Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park 14.0 km away
  • William W. Powers State Recreation Area 14.5 km away
  • Grant Park 16.2 km away
  • Garfield Park 16.5 km away
  • Lincoln (Abraham) Park 23.5 km away
  • Legion Park 27.6 km away
  • LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves 27.7 km away
  • Warren Park 29.6 km away
  • Catherine Chevalier Woods Preserve 30.3 km away
  • Caldwell Preserves 30.9 km away

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