Chippewa Lake Birding & Bridle Trail officially opens on August 1, 2024. It offers bird watchers and horseback riders the chance to explore a scenic, cool-season grassland habitat and traverse a shallow stream. Located at 7782 Ballash Road in Westfield Township, the 2.3-mile mowed trail is situated on a 123-acre parcel acquired by the park district in 2001. It is just west of Chippewa Lake and south of the park district’s Krabill Lodge.