1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail YellowUnaved, heading W.
2. 50 ftBear left onto Dam No. 4 Woods-East Access Road, heading W.
3. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
5. 50 ftBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading N.
6. 0.4 miPass Iroquois Woods.
7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
8. 250 ftPass Murphy Lake.
9. 0.5 miPass Algonquin Woods.
10. 100 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading N.
11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
12. 0.1 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading SW.
13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
14. 0.5 miPass Campground Road Woods.
15. 150 ftReach Algonquin Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
17. 0.5 miBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading S.
18. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
19. 250 ftTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
20. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
21. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dam No. 4 Woods-East Access Road, heading S.
24. 250 ftBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail YellowUnaved, heading SE.
25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/algonquin-woods-campground-road-woods-out-back-6-groves