Minear Lake Beach via Des Plaines River Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Minear Lake Beach via Des Plaines River Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Old School Forest Preserve near Oak Grove, IL. The route reaches Minear Lake Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minear Lake Beach via Des Plaines River Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 646–714 ft
Out & Back · Old School Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.26635, -87.92494
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miReach Minear Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 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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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Des Plaines River Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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