Diversey Harbor–North Avenue Beach, 5 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Diversey Harbor–North Avenue Beach, 5 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lincoln (Abraham) Park near Gold Coast, IL. The route passes North Avenue Beach, South Lagoon, Diversey Harbor and Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool before reaching North Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Diversey Harbor–North Avenue Beach, 5 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 575–594 ft
Out & Back · Lincoln (Abraham) Park
Trailhead: North Avenue Access Path · 41.91149, -87.62522
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Shore Drive & North Ave stop 107 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass North Avenue Beach.
- 300 ftPass South Lagoon.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fullerton Avenue Access Path, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool.
- 400 ftPass North Pond.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Diversey Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Lake Shore Drive & North Ave stop 107 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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