Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake
Northwestern Woods–Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Northwestern Woods–Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake near Des Plaines, IL. The route reaches Northwestern Woods at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northwestern Woods–Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 624–638 ft
Out & Back · Big Bend Lake Preserve;Big Bend Lake
Trailhead: Big Bend Lake Trail Access · 42.05187, -87.86995
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Golf & Bender stop 175 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Northwestern Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading E.
- 0.6 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Golf & Bender stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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