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Burnham Park

Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 4 beaches

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 4 beaches is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Oakenwald, IL. The route passes 41st Street Beach, Morgan Point, 49th Street Beach and 49th Street Beach before reaching Model Yacht Basin at the turnaround, 2.3 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.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 607 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 35th Street Access Path 41.83122, -87.60829
Nearest town Oakenwald, IL
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Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 4 beaches

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 584–606 ft

Out & Back · Burnham Park

Trailhead: 35th Street Access Path · 41.83122, -87.60829

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Cottage Grove & 35th Street stop 182 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 35th St Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakefront Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1 miPass 41st Street Beach.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear left onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Morgan Point.
  11. 50 ftPass 49th Street Beach.
  12. 0.2 miPass 49th Street Beach.
  13. 0.3 miPass Model Yacht Basin.
  14. 450 ftReach Morgan Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1 miBear right onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto 35th St Pedestrian Bridge, heading N.
  21. 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/morgan-point-41st-street-beach-out-back-5-beaches

Trail surface

93% paved3% other4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cottage Grove & 35th Street stop 182 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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