Lions Woods & Beck Lake via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Lions Woods & Beck Lake via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Kloempken Prairie Preserve near The Grove, IL. The route passes Beck Lake before reaching Lions Woods at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lions Woods & Beck Lake via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 626–642 ft
Out & Back · Kloempken Prairie Preserve
Trailhead: Beck Lake Trail Access · 42.07117, -87.87408
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Golf & College Drive stop 342 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail Green Unpaved Spur (North), heading W.
- 50 ftPass Beck Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Lions Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Green Unpaved Spur (North), heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Golf & College Drive stop 342 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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