1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Vernon Hills High School Drop-off Loop, heading E.
6. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading S.
10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NE.
13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
17. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vernon Hills High School Drop-off Loop, heading N.
18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
21. 0.6 miArrive 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-fa3a