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Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near The Grove, IL. The route passes Beck Lake, Lake Avenue Woods and Dam No. 2 Woods before reaching Allison Woods at the turnaround, 2.2 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 mi630 – 643 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beck Lake Trail Access 42.07117, -87.87408
Nearest town The Grove, IL
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Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 629–642 ft

Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Beck Lake Trail Access · 42.07117, -87.87408

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail Green Unpaved Spur (North), heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Beck Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miPass Lake Avenue Woods.
  8. 50 ftPass Dam No. 2 Woods.
  9. 0.4 miPass Allison Woods.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Grove Portage Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Plant identification trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto River Trail Nature Center Trails Orange Paved, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach Allison Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Plant identification trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Grove Portage Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading SW.
  17. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Green Unpaved Spur (North), heading E.
  21. 0.1 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-8-km-2dda

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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