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Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Schiller Woods South Preserve near Western Dunning, 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.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 630 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94488, -87.83659
Nearest town Western Dunning, IL

Directions

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Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 616–630 ft

Out & Back · Schiller Woods South Preserve

Trailhead: 41.94488, -87.83659

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Cumberland & Addison stop 2 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cumberland & Addison stop 2 m from the trailhead

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