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 left, heading SW.
9. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
14. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
17. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
23. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
24. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
26. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
27. 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
28. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
29. 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-17-km-83aa