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Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Northwestern Woods–Beck Lake, 4 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Northwestern Woods–Beck Lake, 4 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Des Plaines, IL. The route passes Northwestern Woods and 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 mi623 – 650 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03698, -87.88049
Nearest town Des Plaines, IL
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Northwestern Woods–Beck Lake, 4 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 624–648 ft

Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03698, -87.88049

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Miner & Busse stop 240 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Northwestern Woods.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
  7. 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miPass Beck Lake.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miReach Northwestern Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 3.7 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), heading S.
  19. 350 ftArrive 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/northwestern-woods-beck-lake-out-back-4-sights-18-km-1e2a

Trail surface

68% dirt10% paved2% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Miner & Busse stop 240 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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