Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve

Des Plaines Lake via Des Plaines River Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Des Plaines Lake via Des Plaines River Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve near Wadsworth, IL. The route reaches Des Plaines Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 679 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42793, -87.93583
Nearest town Wadsworth, IL

Directions

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Des Plaines Lake via Des Plaines River Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 661–680 ft

Out & Back · Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.42793, -87.93583

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach Des Plaines Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

72% gravel1% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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