1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading N.
3. 2.7 miBear left, heading NW.
4. 0.1 miReach Minear Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
5. 0.7 miSharp left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading S.
6. 1 miTurn right onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading E.
7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading E.
8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading S.
10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SW.
11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
12. 0.1 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-4-beaches-10-km