Lake Avenue Woods–Dam No. 2 Woods, 5 groves is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Northfield Woods, IL. The route passes Lake Avenue Woods and Dam No. 2 Woods before reaching Northwestern Woods at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi623 – 643 ft9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.08799, -87.88501
Nearest town Northfield Woods, IL
Directions
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Lake Avenue Woods–Dam No. 2 Woods, 5 groves
9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 625–642 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.08799, -87.88501
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Avenue Woods.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Dam No. 2 Woods.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Northwestern Woods.
- 300 ftReach Lake Avenue Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
81% dirt9% paved3% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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