Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake

Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake near Northfield Woods, 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 mi623 – 643 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 42.07086, -87.87739
Nearest town Northfield Woods, IL

Directions

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Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 625–642 ft

Out & Back · Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake

Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved · 42.07086, -87.87739

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftReach Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
  5. 2.2 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

92% dirt5% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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