AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Des Plaines River Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min

Des Plaines River Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Libertyville, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 709 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27669, -87.94023
Nearest town Libertyville, IL
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Des Plaines River Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min

Elevation 645–709 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.27669, -87.94023

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 350 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-3-km-4f01

Trail surface

92% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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