Gowe Memorial Pond via Washington Street Bike Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Gowe Memorial Pond via Washington Street Bike Path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Dillys Corners, IL. The route reaches Gowe Memorial Pond. It is mostly level, with 80 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
4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 654–752 ft
Out & Back · Lake Carina Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail · 42.37187, -87.92162
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Grand & Riverside stop 226 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Gowe Memorial Pond.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Gowe Memorial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 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 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Grand & Riverside stop 226 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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