Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 5 beaches
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 5 beaches is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Hyde Park, IL. The route passes 57th Street Beach, Model Yacht Basin, 49th Street Beach and 3 more before reaching 41st Street Beach at the turnaround, 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.
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Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 5 beaches
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 579–606 ft
Out & Back · Burnham Park
Trailhead: South Shore Drive · 41.79738, -87.58062
Weather Sep 22: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 4% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: Shoreland Dorm stop 164 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 55th Street Access Path, heading E.
- 50 ftPass 57th Street Beach.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Model Yacht Basin.
- 500 ftPass 49th Street Beach.
- 0.2 miPass 49th Street Beach.
- 0.4 miPass Morgan Point.
- 0.4 miBear right onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass 41st Street Beach.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass 41st Street Beach.
- 250 ftReach Morgan Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 55th Street Access Path, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: Shoreland Dorm stop 164 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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