Trail Webpage: http://www.lcfpd.org/preserves/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view&object_id=160&type=P
Trail Distance: 33 miles (49 with loops)
Trail Surface: Limestone Screenings
Type of Use: Tour/Leisure
Towns: Lake County
County: Lake
Intensity of Use: Light
Setting: Des Plaines River (Wooded floodplain, prairie, and open space)
Connecting Trails: North Shore Path, Lincolnshire Civic Center Path
Maintained By:  Lake County Forest Preserve District
Directions for parking: Parking is available in the many forest preserves along the path..  Access the north section at Russell Road, just south of the State Line or from US 41 just north of IL 173.
Trail Maps: 
Daniel Wright Woods - North Section - South Section

Rider's Comments: North Section Van Patten Woods, on the north end of the trail, allows 972 acres of recreation and fishing with it's 74 acre Sterling Lake.   The trail runs south to 132.  Currently (1996), there are plans to extend the path to the southern section.  The southern section starts at Highway 137 and runs to Rivershire Road.  Trail access points include St. Mary's Road, south of IL 176, Town Line Road IL60, and the Daniel Wright Woods at Everett and St. Marys Road. 

At the southern most end, there is the Wright Woods Forest Preserve.  You also have the MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve and the Old School Forest Preserve on the north end.

Lake County Forest Preserves: Please respect the 18,500 acres of the Lake County Forest Preserves. Open daily from 8 a.m. to Sunset.  Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in or near any parking areas.  Pets are permitted, except in picnic areas, but must be controlled on a leash (no longer than 10 feet).  Forest Preserve Ranger Police regularly patrol the Preserves.  Ranger Police receive the same basic training as other Illinois police officers and have the same authority.  -LCFP

For More Detailed Information Contact:
Forest Preserve District of Lake County
2000 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Libertyville, IL 60048
847-367-6640

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