Cahokia Flatwoods Forest Preserve
Des Plaines River Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Des Plaines River Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cahokia Flatwoods Forest Preserve near Riverwoods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Des Plaines River Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 633–647 ft
Out & Back · Cahokia Flatwoods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.15610, -87.91417
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Riverwalk Drive & 2100 Lake Cook Rd stop 179 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Riverwalk Drive & 2100 Lake Cook Rd stop 179 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Potawatomi Woods–Potawatomi Pond, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Des Plaines River Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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