1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 100 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
3. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dam No. 4 Woods-East Access Road, heading S.
6. 250 ftBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail YellowUnaved, heading E.
7. 0.3 miPass Dam Number 4 South Woods.
8. 0.4 miReach Dam Number 4 South Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
10. 0.3 miBear left onto Dam No. 4 Woods-East Access Road, heading N.
11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
13. 50 ftBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NW.
14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dam-number-4-south-woods-out-back-e966