Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake
Lions Woods–Northwestern Woods, 4 groves
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Lions Woods–Northwestern Woods, 4 groves is a 5-mile out-and-back in Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake near Des Plaines, IL. The route passes Northwestern Woods before reaching Lions Woods at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. 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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Lions Woods–Northwestern Woods, 4 groves
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 624–640 ft
Out & Back · Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake
Trailhead: 42.03698, -87.88049
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Miner & Busse stop 240 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Northwestern Woods.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Lions Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), heading S.
- 450 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: Miner & Busse stop 240 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Northwestern Woods–Beck Lake, 4 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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