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Des Plaines River Trail – Camp Pine Woods Preserve loop from Prospect Heights

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Illinois

Cook County

Des Plaines River Trail – Camp Pine Woods Preserve loop from Prospect Heights

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Des Plaines River Trail – Camp Pine Woods Preserve loop from Prospect Heights

01:04

8.83km

10m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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656 m

Des Plaines River Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Des Plaines River Trail is over a 31-mile gravel path that runs through 12 forest preserves as it makes its way from the Cook County Forest Preserve to the end of Lake County.

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4.41 km

Railway crossing

Highlight • Structure

Watch for the railway crossing ahead, which lacks crossing lights and automatic rail bars. However, two cement blocks are placed just before the tracks to slow you down and alert …

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7.77 km

Camp Pine Woods Preserve

Highlight • Forest

This stretch of the Des Plaines River Trail at Camp Pine Woods Forest Preserve brings hikers along a wide gravel path through a mix of oak-hickory woodlands and maple forests, …

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8.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

172 m

Surfaces

8.66 km

172 m

Elevation

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Sunday 28 June

28°C

18°C

12 %

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Des Plaines River Trail – Camp Pine Woods Preserve loop from Prospect Heights

Des Plaines River Trail

Railway crossing

Camp Pine Woods Preserve

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