Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves is a 5.4-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, 2.5 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 – 650 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.07032, -87.87178
Nearest town The Grove, IL
Directions
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Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 629–648 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.07032, -87.87178
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Lyman & Central stop 791 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Beck Lake.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Avenue Woods.
- 50 ftPass Dam No. 2 Woods.
- 0.4 miPass Allison Woods.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Grove Portage Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Plant identification trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto River Trail Nature Center Trails Orange Paved, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Allison Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Plant identification trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Grove Portage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt1% paved38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lyman & Central stop 791 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lions Woods & Beck Lake via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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