Campground Road Woods Preserve
Algonquin Woods–Campground Road Woods Loop, 3 groves
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Algonquin Woods–Campground Road Woods Loop, 3 groves is a 2-mile loop in Campground Road Woods Preserve near Des Plaines, IL. The route passes Campground Road Woods and Algonquin Woods. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Algonquin Woods–Campground Road Woods Loop, 3 groves
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 634–640 ft
Loop · Campground Road Woods Preserve
Trailhead: Campground Road Woods Access Road · 42.03171, -87.87471
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Busse & Mason stop 505 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Campground Road Woods.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Algonquin Woods.
- 1.4 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Busse & Mason stop 505 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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