1. Start on Des Plaines River Trail, heading N.
2. 0.7 miPass Peterson Pond.
3. 50 ftPass North Bay.
4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Independence Grove access road, heading SW.
5. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
6. 150 ftPass The Lake at Independence Grove.
7. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
9. 0.1 miPass Independence Grove Beach.
10. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
11. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
13. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
14. 450 ftPass South Bay.
15. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
16. 50 ftReach The Lake at Independence Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
18. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
20. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
22. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
23. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
25. 0.1 miSharp left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SW.
26. 0.8 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/the-lake-at-independence-grove-north-bay-out-back-8-lakes-6-km