1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
7. 450 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NW.
8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
9. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
12. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
19. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
22. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
25. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
30. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
31. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
33. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
36. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
38. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
39. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
40. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
41. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
42. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
43. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
44. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
46. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
47. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
48. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
49. 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-9-km-698a