1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
7. 450 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NW.
8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
9. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
12. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
19. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
22. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
25. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
26. 3.9 miTurn right, heading E.
27. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
28. 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-16-km-a4a0