1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
3. 2.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
4. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
7. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
8. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
14. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
16. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
17. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
21. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
27. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
28. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
30. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
31. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
33. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
36. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
37. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
39. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
40. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
41. 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/des-plaines-river-trail-out-back-15-km-d5ae