Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake
Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North) & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North) & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake near Des Plaines, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North) & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 630–640 ft
Out & Back · Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake
Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North) · 42.04420, -87.87228
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Miner & Rand/Northwest Hwy stop 561 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North), heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North), heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Miner & Rand/Northwest Hwy stop 561 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Des Plaines River Trail Purple Unpaved (North) Trailhead
- Allison Woods–Lake Avenue Woods, 5 groves 8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rand Road Bikeway 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lions Woods & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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