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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Gowe Memorial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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: Washington & Milwaukee stop 169 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Lake at Independence Grove–North Bay, 4 lakes 10.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Washington Street Bike Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Washington Street Bike Path 2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Washington Street Bike Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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