Beck Lake & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Des Plaines, IL. The route reaches Beck Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 650 ft10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved 42.04389, -87.87663
Nearest town Des Plaines, IL
Directions
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Beck Lake & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
9.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 627–648 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved · 42.04389, -87.87663
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Miner & Mason stop 508 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
- 2.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Beck Lake.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Beck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt2% gravel26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Miner & Mason stop 508 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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