1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
4. 3.8 miTurn left onto Gateway Trail, heading SE.
5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
6. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
7. 450 ftPass Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve Beach.
8. 0.2 miPass Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach.
9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ravine Crest Trail, heading E.
10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
11. 50 ftPass Patton Pond.
12. 50 ftPass Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve Beach.
13. 0.1 miReach Covington Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ravine Crest Trail, heading NE.
15. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
16. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
17. 50 ftTurn right onto Gateway Trail, heading W.
18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading W.
19. 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
20. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/covington-bluff-fort-sheridan-forest-preserve-beach-out-back-7-beaches-20-km