The Des Plaines River Trail
Deerfield Road to Lake Cook Road

This is mile marker 30 on the Des Plaines River Trail which is south of Deerfield Road. The mile markers are from north to south with mile zero at the northern most part of the DPRT so this is a little over 30 miles from the Wisconsin border.

There are a number of small bridges and wetland areas along this part the Des Plaines River Trail (between Deerfield Road (on the north) and Lake Cook Road (on the south)).

This time of year there were high grasses on both sides of this small bridge.

As you look over the bridge the water was very shallow and clear. You could see the plants on the river bottom very clearly.

This was looking out in the distance from the same bridge on the DPRT.

There are actually plenty of benches on the sides of the trail (in the Lake County part of the DPRT) if you need comfortable place for a little break. I think that the Lake County part of the DPRT is one of the nicest parts of the very long trail system and is probably maintained better than the Cook County part of the trail.

This bridge went over the Des Plaines River in a heavily wooded and kind of scenic part of the trail.

This is looking at the Des Plaines River from the bridge.

The Sky in the River.
The Des Plains River, with it's green border and a clear reflection of the blue sky above as seen from the bridge.

Just before Lake Cook Road (as we head south) is another shady and wooded part of the Des Plaines River Trail.

The photo above is as you come up to the long ramp to the bridge over Lake-Cook Road (aka County Line Road). Lake-Cook Road is the end of the Lake Country part of the DPRT but not the end of the trail.