AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve

Des Plaines Lake via Des Plaines River Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Des Plaines Lake via Des Plaines River Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve near Gurnee, IL. The route reaches Des Plaines Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 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 mi653 – 676 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail 42.37784, -87.91518
Nearest town Gurnee, IL
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Des Plaines Lake via Des Plaines River Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 653–677 ft

Out & Back · Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail · 42.37784, -87.91518

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.4 miReach Des Plaines Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.3 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/des-plaines-lake-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

98% gravel1% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Gurnee, Illinois