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Openlands Lakeshore Preserve

Pond 2–Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach, 3 beaches

2.2 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 48 min

Pond 2–Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Openlands Lakeshore Preserve near Highwood, IL. The route passes Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach and Pond 2. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 673 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21042, -87.80394
Nearest town Highwood, IL
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Pond 2–Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach, 3 beaches

2.2 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 48 min

Elevation 587–672 ft

Out & Back · Openlands Lakeshore Preserve

Trailhead: 42.21042, -87.80394

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miPass Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Bartlett Ravine Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miPass Pond 2.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Pond 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive 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/pond-2-fort-sheridan-forest-preserve-beach-out-back-3-beaches-4-km-018d

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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