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Fall is in full swing, but there’s still time to get outside before winter hits. Journalist and naturalist Zack Nauth compiled a list of 20 midwest hiking trails to visit this season all over the prairies, marshes, valleys, and forests near Chicago. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with Nauth about his top picks from that list, what to expect on the trails, and his favorite things about hiking. Places discussed: Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve Sag Valley Trail System Swallow Cliff Woods Lakewood Forest Preserves Big Marsh Franklin Creek State Natural Area Nachusa Grasslands Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve Illinois and Michigan Canal News: Where to vote early in Chicago Some good news: Fatimah Asghar at Harold Washington Library . Listen back to our episode with Asghar about writing for Disney's "Ms. Marvel." Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 This episode sponsored by the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Check out their series of spooky events this month.