Lake Avenue Woods & Dam No. 2 Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near The Grove, IL. The route passes Lake Avenue Woods before reaching Dam No. 2 Woods at the turnaround, 2.2 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 mi630 – 640 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06900, -87.86839
Nearest town The Grove, IL
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Lake Avenue Woods & Dam No. 2 Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 631–641 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.06900, -87.86839
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Lyman & Central stop 494 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Avenue Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Dam No. 2 Woods.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt6% paved20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lyman & Central stop 494 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Beck Lake via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near The Grove, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near The Grove, Illinois