Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved & Rand Road Bikeway is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Northfield Woods, IL. 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 – 646 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.08290, -87.87856
Nearest town Northfield Woods, IL
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved & Rand Road Bikeway
10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 623–645 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.08290, -87.87856
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: River Road & Woodland stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Rand Road & Evanston - Elgin Bikeway, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rand Road Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, 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
60% dirt18% paved2% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: River Road & Woodland stop 195 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lions Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 4 groves 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Beck Lake via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Northfield Woods, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Northfield Woods, Illinois