Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Watersmeet Woods–Hibbard Woods, 5 groves
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Watersmeet Woods–Hibbard Woods, 5 groves is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Forest Preserve District of Cook County near Lake View, IL. The route passes Skokie Lagoon #1, Hibbard Woods, Erickson Woods and Watersmeet Woods. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Watersmeet Woods–Hibbard Woods, 5 groves
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 616–625 ft
Out & Back · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Trailhead: North Branch Yellow Unpaved Trail · 42.10285, -87.75809
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Hibbard & Ash stop 545 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Branch Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Skokie Lagoon #1.
- 150 ftPass Hibbard Woods.
- 0.2 miPass Erickson Woods.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Watersmeet Woods.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Branch Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Branch Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Watersmeet Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Branch Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Branch Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hibbard & Ash stop 545 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Branch Yellow Unpaved Trail Trailhead
- Watersmeet Woods–Harms Woods, 10 groves 10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hibbard Woods–Erickson Woods, 7 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skokie Lagoon #3–Skokie Lagoon #2, 4 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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