Beck Lake & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 10-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Des Plaines, IL. The route reaches Beck Lake at the turnaround, 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 mi623 – 643 ft10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lee Street Bikeway 42.04373, -87.88621
Nearest town Des Plaines, IL
Directions
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Beck Lake & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
10 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 623–642 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: Lee Street Bikeway · 42.04373, -87.88621
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: River Road & Elk stop 148 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lee Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Rand Road Bikeway, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rand Road & Evanston - Elgin Bikeway, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading SE.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Beck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Rand Road & Evanston - Elgin Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rand Road Bikeway, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Street Bikeway, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% dirt10% paved2% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: River Road & Elk stop 148 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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