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Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Dam No. 2 Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Dam No. 2 Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Des Plaines, IL. The route reaches Dam No. 2 Woods at the turnaround, 2.1 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 – 643 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 42.05722, -87.87323
Nearest town Des Plaines, IL
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Dam No. 2 Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 631–642 ft

Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved · 42.05722, -87.87323

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Golf & Bender stop 495 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miReach Dam No. 2 Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 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/dam-no-2-woods-out-back-98b9

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Golf & Bender stop 495 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Des Plaines, Illinois