Gowe Memorial Pond via Washington Street Bike Path
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Gowe Memorial Pond via Washington Street Bike Path is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Gurnee, IL. The route reaches Gowe Memorial Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gowe Memorial Pond via Washington Street Bike Path
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 658–685 ft
Out & Back · Lake Carina Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail · 42.36971, -87.91790
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Grand & O'Plaine stop 258 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Gowe Memorial Pond.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Gowe Memorial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Grand & O'Plaine stop 258 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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