Meet other local hiking, biking and outdoor enthusiasts. All those who are dedicated to hiking and biking excursions near and far, with a focus on leaving no trace of litter on our lands! We are also a dog friendly group and have many hikes where friendly canine companions are encouraged to attend! We hope you will join us on our adventures!  Let us know what you would like to see and do; we encourage you to share your ideas and/or suggestions!  Let's get out there and have fun!

Sanctuary Ski and Snowboard Club Sanctuary Ski Club is a Chicago-area not for profit skiing, snowboarding, and social club. The club is composed of over 300 members dedicated to offering the most fun events that you can find. We invite anyone over 21 years old to join our membership. We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of every month in Woodridge at 8:00pm. We offer numerous social activities year round in addition to our winter ski trip schedule. This spring and summer we have an extens …

Meet other local skiers and snowboarders to socialize and participate in Midwest & Western Ski Trips. Pine Point Ski Club is an athletic, recreational and social club of about 200 members. We schedule three Western ski trips annually as well as a number of local Midwest ski trips.  Most of our members are between the ages of 25 and 55, are single, and live throughout the Chicago area. We also have a number of married couples, some having first met at the club! Although skiing is our main intere …

We welcome anyone interested in outdoor fitness. We attempt to do meet-ups from the Chicago land area and outward to the furthermost points that members are willing to travel to accomplish our goals of brisk outdoor exercise and fun. Members of the Wandering Nomad Group bike, hike, walk and most anything in outdoor activities for health, fitness and enjoyment of the beauty of the nature around us. Some members are into historical music as well. We plan accordingly. We all enjoy pleasant socializ …

We are a high energy all ages (but mostly 40+) group of about 450  - singles and couples - in the Chicago area. Started 55 years ago as a ski club, we're now active in biking, hiking, tennis, social activities such as outdoor concerts, dances, and plays. Our annual August picnic is fanastic! If you've a love of living, good friendships, and being out and about - that's what we are. Many of us have been members for 20+ years and have made life long friends. We do lots of things together in small …

SSS is an energetic group of fun, self-aware women and men aged approximately 25-40 from Chicago and the Suburbs who love life, enjoy meeting and connecting with people and embrace personal growth. Our group mission is to create a community of young, energetic minds for fun, friendship, travel, sports, volunteering, learning and adventure. Please note: this is not a "dating" group, though many amazing and powerful connections have been made through our community - girl friendships, guy friendsh …

This is a Chicago-Suburban meet-up group designed for people who enjoy the cinema, fine cuisine and more.  Most evening events will consist of a movie, dinner, or a combination of both. Others may include a matinee followed by a film discussion afterwards at a local cafe. From time to time there will also be a foreign film, Indie or Classic movie scheduled, or even live theater. We will have dining venues which will include diverse cuisines from around the world or around the block. In addition, …

Grab your bike and let's go!!! Adventure Bike Club (ABC) is a meetup that bikes locally at least three times per week AND does adventure rides all over the world too! Our fearless leader, Raouf Radi, has biked for decades all over the globe and will expertly and safely lead all rides!  ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!  NO EXCUSES NOT TO GET MOVING, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  Join Us!  :)

Are you an indie girl wandering the cold streets of Chicago? If so, you've come to the right place. We want together a group of music loving, bike riding, artistically inclined, pseudo weird girls to have fun! For me this group was born out of the desire to escape mainstream culture, how many times have I stood around in a group of women and felt like wow I just don't relate to you: no, I don't care if the Cubs won last night, not really interested in what sorority you were in, and NO I didn't …

It seems all the singles Meetup groups in the suburbs tend to consist mostly of fifty-somethings with a couple divorces under their belts and their kids married or off to college.  Leaving the younger crowd forced to head to Chicago for social activities with others in their age range.  Not that there's anything wrong with folks over a certain age, they're as active and vivacious as the rest of us.  Sometimes more-so.  We just want to hang with people of a similar age. There are a lot of young s …

To enable all to come, connect and commit to Jesus by sharing the fellowship of bicycle riding and working together on service projects. Check us out! http://www.alleluialutheran.org/ or http://alleluialutheran.org/AlleluiaMinistries/SmallGroups/SmallGroupsatAlleluia/tabid/135/Default.aspx

Chicago has a lot to offer and this seems like a good way to meet people with similar interests. Events include activities like nature walks, eating out, cultural events and whatever else you would like to suggest. All ages welcome, single or coupled, this group is for everyone that has an endless list of interests like myself.  A photo of yourself in your profile is required to join. Membership is free but donations to the organizer to defer the cost of maintaining the Meetup site are always a …

Meeting every 1st and 3rd Wednesday night at Gatsby's in Arlington Heights, Ibex is a group of about 150 highly sociable people that enjoy outdoor activities. We come from numerous Chicagoland communities ranging from McHenry to Lisle, and have a broad variety of backgrounds and occupations. We offer outstanding skiing vacation trips to North American and European destinations and have an active off season schedule. Recent non-ski vacation trips some of our members have taken together include c …

Group for women in the area interested in getting fit together. Whether it's running, walking, hiking, bicycling (although tougher in the winter months), meeting at a health club, etc. Just looking to create a small group who can share this common goal and help inspire and push each other to get and stay fit.  Ideal schedule will be around full time working women who's ideal times are before or after work. Please note- This is not a group for fitness professionals looking to sell services

A day for women interested in learning about bicycling as practical transportation. This event is by women for women. Women who bike, women who want to bike, and women who want to learn about biking will be interested. There will be opportunities to learn about and try different types of bikes, and sessions on basic bike maintenance. Panel discussions will address biking with kids, shopping by bike, commuting, dressing for weather, dressing for work, buying a bike, and just plain having fun on …

The Poplar Creek Trail is a 9.0-mile paved loop around Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Hoffman Estates. The trail has a couple of hills but is otherwise level and makes for a pleasant journey through the wooded preserve. This is an informal group for those interested in meeting Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6:15am for an easy-paced bike ride around the 9.5 mile loop. For variety, we could do a fast paced walk for an hour or ride a different trail like Busse Woods now and then. The g …