Burnham Park

East Lagoon–Morgan Point, 8 beaches

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

East Lagoon–Morgan Point, 8 beaches is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Carville, IL. The route passes Margaret Burroughs Beach, 41st Street Beach, Morgan Point and 5 more before reaching East Lagoon at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 607 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84593, -87.61449
Nearest town Carville, IL

Directions

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East Lagoon–Morgan Point, 8 beaches

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 579–606 ft

Out & Back · Burnham Park

Trailhead: 41.84593, -87.61449

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Transit-accessible: 27th Street stop 210 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miPass Margaret Burroughs Beach.
  3. 1.7 miPass 41st Street Beach.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miPass Morgan Point.
  10. 50 ftPass 49th Street Beach.
  11. 0.2 miPass 49th Street Beach.
  12. 0.3 miPass Model Yacht Basin.
  13. 0.4 miPass 57th Street Beach.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miPass 59th Street Harbor.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto 59th Street underpass, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miReach East Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 1.4 miBear right onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

44% paved6% other50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 27th Street stop 210 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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