North Bay–Dog Training Pond, 5 lakes
6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min
North Bay–Dog Training Pond, 5 lakes is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Route 137 Open Space near Libertyville, IL. The route passes Peterson Pond, North Bay and Dog Training Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Bay–Dog Training Pond, 5 lakes
6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 651–728 ft
Out & Back · Route 137 Open Space
Trailhead: 42.30075, -87.95471
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Winchester & Milwaukee stop 689 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Peterson Pond.
- 50 ftPass North Bay.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Casey Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Dog Training Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Route 137 Bull Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach North Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Casey Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 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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- Transit-accessible: Winchester & Milwaukee stop 689 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minear Lake & Minear Lake Beach via Des Plaines River Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- North Bay–Peterson Pond, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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