Lake Carina Forest Preserve

Gowe Memorial Pond via Des Plaines River Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Gowe Memorial Pond via Des Plaines River Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Dillys Corners, IL. The route reaches Gowe Memorial Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 679 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36256, -87.92760
Nearest town Dillys Corners, IL

Directions

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Gowe Memorial Pond via Des Plaines River Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 654–680 ft

Out & Back · Lake Carina Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.36256, -87.92760

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Washington & Milwaukee stop 169 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Gowe Memorial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

83% gravel5% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington & Milwaukee stop 169 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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