1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Vernon Hills High School Drop-off Loop, heading SE.
6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
7. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
8. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
13. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
20. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
22. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
23. 200 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
24. 3.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
25. 3.2 miTurn right, heading W.
26. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
27. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
29. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
30. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
33. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
36. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
37. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
38. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
40. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
41. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
42. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
43. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Vernon Hills High School Drop-off Loop, heading E.
44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
45. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
47. 0.5 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-river-trail-out-back-18-km-ce1e