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Des Plaines River Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Des Plaines River Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Mettawa, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 689 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22776, -87.94859
Nearest town Mettawa, IL
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Des Plaines River Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 639–688 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.22776, -87.94859

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

Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & CDW Way stop 597 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vernon Hills High School Drop-off Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vernon Hills High School Drop-off Loop, heading W.
  15. 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-6-km-1e80

Trail surface

57% gravel18% paved2% boardwalk23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & CDW Way stop 597 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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