Lake Carina Forest Preserve

North Cemetery Road Bike Path & Washington Street Bike Path

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

North Cemetery Road Bike Path & Washington Street Bike Path is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Lambs Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 751 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Cemetery Road Bike Path 42.37729, -87.95368
Nearest town Lambs Corners, IL

Directions

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North Cemetery Road Bike Path & Washington Street Bike Path

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 654–753 ft

Out & Back · Lake Carina Forest Preserve

Trailhead: North Cemetery Road Bike Path · 42.37729, -87.95368

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Grand & Tri-State stop 767 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Cemetery Road Bike Path, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach North Cemetery Road Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Washington Street Bike Path, heading W.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right onto North Cemetery Road Bike Path, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

24% paved76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grand & Tri-State stop 767 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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