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Burnham Park

31st Street Harbor–Morgan Point, 5 beaches

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

31st Street Harbor–Morgan Point, 5 beaches is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Kennicott Place, IL. The route passes 49th Street Beach, Morgan Point, 41st Street Beach and 31st Street Harbor before reaching Margaret Burroughs Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 607 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 47th Drive Access Path 41.81049, -87.58963
Nearest town Kennicott Place, IL
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31st Street Harbor–Morgan Point, 5 beaches

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 588–607 ft

Out & Back · Burnham Park

Trailhead: 47th Drive Access Path · 41.81049, -87.58963

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: 47th Street (Kenwood) stop 168 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 47th Drive Access Path, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass 49th Street Beach.
  3. 400 ftPass Morgan Point.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miPass 41st Street Beach.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass 31st Street Harbor.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miPass Margaret Burroughs Beach.
  16. 0.1 miReach 31st Street Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1 miContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto 47th Drive Access Path, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/31st-street-harbor-morgan-point-out-back-5-beaches

Trail surface

78% paved15% dirt7% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 47th Street (Kenwood) stop 168 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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