1. Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
2. 2 miSharp right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NE.
3. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
4. 0.1 miReach Minear Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
5. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
6. 100 ftTurn right onto Old School Forest Preserve Entrance, heading SE.
7. 50 ftTurn left onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading SE.
8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
9. 0.2 miBear left onto Old School Blue Loop, heading NE.
10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading E.
11. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
12. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minear-lake-beach-minear-lake-beach-out-back-3-beaches-10-km