Klaudia Tabor, left, and Kayle Keehn, both of Algonquin, take Pepper, a pit bull, for a walk at Raceway Woods in Carpentersville.

BRIAN HILL | Staff Photographer, March 2010

Mary Hogan of Elgin takes photos while on an early morning bird walk with Kane County Audubon Society at Freeman Kame-Meagher Forest Preserve in Gilberts.

LAURA STOECKER | Staff Photographer, July 201

A trail beckons hikers in Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin.

LAURA STOECKER | Staff Photographer ¬

Cyclists enjoy a trail in Geneva.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer ¬

Forest Preserve District of Kane County naturalist Jaclyn Olson, top center, with hat, leads a group of seniors on one of the trails during a recent Senior Stroll at the Hampshire Forest Preserve.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer ¬

Inline skaters and hikers can share public trails without incident by following trail etiquette.

Daily Herald File Photo

Some forest preserve areas are ideal for equestrians, who are bound by the same rules of trail etiquette as other users.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer ¬