Park 538 Rustic Trails

A full exploration of the rustic trail network along the North Shore Channel through woodland and prairie habitat.

Distance
3.5 mi · Multi-loop
Time
70 min
Surface
Dirt and wood chip
Grade / hills
Grade not quantified

Start

Park 538 trail access, 6426 N Kedzie Avenue
Directions

Route

  1. Start at the Park 538 access at 6426 N Kedzie Avenue near the channel-side trail network.
  2. Follow the rustic trails north through the woodland and prairie corridor toward Devon Avenue.
  3. Use signed or evident network junctions to work back south through the park without leaving the natural-area trail system.
  4. Complete the remaining trail branches and return to the Kedzie Avenue start.

Good to know

The facility page publishes 3.5 miles of dirt and wood-chip trails, not one signed loop. This is an editorial multi-loop over the network; grades, drainage, junctions, and current surface conditions are not documented, and natural-area hours are dawn to dusk.

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