Des Plaines River Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Des Plaines River Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Sherman Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Des Plaines River Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 657–687 ft
Out & Back · Lake Carina Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.34457, -87.93356
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:19 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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