41st Street Beach & 49th Street Beach via Lakefront Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
41st Street Beach & 49th Street Beach via Lakefront Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Jackson Park Terrace, IL. The route passes 49th Street Beach and 41st Street Beach before reaching 41st Street Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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41st Street Beach & 49th Street Beach via Lakefront Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 579–605 ft
Out & Back · Burnham Park
Trailhead: 41.79145, -87.58745
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: Stony Island & 57th Street stop 61 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass 49th Street Beach.
- 1.1 miPass 41st Street Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach 41st Street Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Stony Island & 57th Street stop 61 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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