31st Street Harbor–Burnham Harbor North Basin, 5 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
31st Street Harbor–Burnham Harbor North Basin, 5 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Central Station, IL. The route passes 12th Street Beach, Burnham Harbor North Basin, Burnham Harbor South Basin and 2 more before reaching 31st Street Harbor at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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31st Street Harbor–Burnham Harbor North Basin, 5 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 578–604 ft
Out & Back · Burnham Park
Trailhead: Lakefront Trail · 41.86632, -87.61280
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Solidarity Drive & Shedd Aquarium stop 35 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lakefront Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass 12th Street Beach.
- 50 ftPass Burnham Harbor North Basin.
- 0.4 miPass Burnham Harbor South Basin.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Margaret Burroughs Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Margaret Burroughs Beach.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach 31st Street Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive 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
- Transit-accessible: Solidarity Drive & Shedd Aquarium stop 35 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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