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Northwestern Woods & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC)

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Northwestern Woods & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC) is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Des Plaines, IL. The route reaches Northwestern Woods at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 637 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04512, -87.88551
Nearest town Des Plaines, IL
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Northwestern Woods & Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC)

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 623–635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.04512, -87.88551

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

Transit-accessible: River Road & Elk stop 61 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Street Bikeway, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rand Road Bikeway, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rand Road & Evanston - Elgin Bikeway, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miPass Northwestern Woods.
  14. 400 ftTurn left onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Paved (Non-FPCC), heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach Northwestern Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rand Road & Evanston - Elgin Bikeway, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Rand Road Bikeway, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Street Bikeway, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 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-des-plaines-river-trail-yellow-paved-non-fpcc-out-back-4-km-e2d1

Trail surface

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Road & Elk stop 61 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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