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Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Des Plaines, IL. The route passes Lake Avenue Woods and Dam No. 2 Woods before reaching Allison Woods at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 643 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 42.04415, -87.87451
Nearest town Des Plaines, IL
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Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 627–642 ft

Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved · 42.04415, -87.87451

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Miner & Garland stop 556 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading N.
  2. 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miPass Lake Avenue Woods.
  6. 50 ftPass Dam No. 2 Woods.
  7. 0.4 miPass Allison Woods.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Grove Portage Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Allison Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NE.
  11. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/allison-woods-lake-avenue-woods-out-back-5-groves-16-km-c3aa

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Miner & Garland stop 556 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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