1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
3. 0.3 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NW.
4. 0.5 miPass Lake Avenue Woods.
5. 50 ftPass Dam No. 2 Woods.
6. 0.4 miPass Allison Woods.
7. 200 ftTurn left onto Grove Portage Trail, heading N.
8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Plant identification trail, heading N.
9. 50 ftContinue straight onto River Trail Nature Center Trails Orange Paved, heading N.
10. 150 ftBear right onto Little Fort Trail, heading NE.
11. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
12. 50 ftReach Allison Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 400 ftBear left onto River Trail Nature Center Trails Orange Paved, heading N.
14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Plant identification trail, heading N.
15. 50 ftTurn right onto Grove Portage Trail, heading N.
16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading SE.
17. 1 miBear left, heading S.
18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/allison-woods-allison-woods-out-back-8-groves-6-km-e8b7