1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
2. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Hutchinson Trail, heading E.
3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fort Sheridan Grass Trail, heading NE.
4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fort Sheridan Birding Trail Loop, heading N.
5. 0.2 miPass Patton Pond.
6. 50 ftPass Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve Beach.
7. 50 ftPass Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach.
8. 250 ftTurn right onto Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Trail, heading NE.
9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Gilgare Lane, heading SE.
10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lake Overlook Trail, heading E.
11. 300 ftReach Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Gilgare Lane, heading E.
13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Trail, heading E.
14. 250 ftTurn left onto Fort Sheridan Birding Trail Loop, heading NE.
15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fort Sheridan Grass Trail, heading W.
16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hutchinson Trail, heading SW.
17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading W.
18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-sheridan-forest-preserve-beach-patton-pond-out-back-7-beaches-10-km