Des Plaines River Trail

intersections

173 intersection
Mile 1.7

Wadsworth Rd intersection
Mile 4.6.

41 overpass
Mile 8.8.

132 underpass
Mile 9.6. On the south side, there's no formal way to get from the road to the trail (or visa versa) in case of high water.
Going south, it's possible to go loop around to Oplaine Rd and back to Gowe Park, but that's 0.30 miles longer.
Instead, there's an informal dirt trail on the south side to get to the path quickly. However it's pretty steep, and the section of the trail between 132 and McClure Rd is prone to flooding as well, so you may have to take the route to the park anyway.

Washington St underpass

I-94 underpass
Mile 11.6. I-94 is a limited-access road, so there's way to cross other than the underpass. The underpass is built perhaps 12-18 inches higher than the 120 and 132 underpasses, so is less likely to have problems with high water.

120 underpass

137 underpass

Oak Spring Rd intersection

railway underpass

176 underpass / North Shore trail intersection
Mile 18.5.
The Des Plaines River trail also intersects the paved east/west North Shore trail here. The North Shore trail runs from Carmel High School in Mundelein to Lake Bluff Metra station. At the train station, it goes north and south for quite some distance.

Rockland Rd intersection

Marys Rd underpass

Old School Rd intersection

22 intersection

Deerfield underpass

Lake Cook overpass

Willow Rd overpass

Lake Ave underpass

Devon Ave underpass

Touhy Ave underpass

I-90 overpass

Lawrence Ave underpass

Belmont Ave underpass

Grand Ave underpass

mile markers

Mile marker (0)

Mile marker (1)

Mile marker (2)

Mile marker (3?)

There's a place here where it's easy to cross the railroad tracks and get to Yorkhouse Rd.

Mile marker (19?)
Approximate location of mile marker. Data comes from a less reliable source.

Mile marker (20?)
Approximate location of mile marker. Data comes from a less reliable source.

Approximate location of mile marker. Data comes from a less reliable source.

parking

Russel Rd parking
Mile 0.0. Gated parking area,closes at sunset.

Van Patten Woods parking
Mile 1.5

Wadsworth Rd parking
Gated parking area, closes at sunset. There's a McDonalds to the northwest, as well as two gas stations.

Kilbourne Rd parking
The parking area has gates that are closed after dark, so presumably there's some risk of being towed here if out late.

Gowe Park / Warren Highschool
Mile 9.9. Parking and public restrooms + drinking fountain.

Independence Grove
Turnoff at Mile 15.2. Parking, and public restrooms and drinking fountains.

Adler Memorial Park parking

Oak Spring Rd parking / Canoe launch
Turnoff at Mile 17.9. Gated parking area, locked at sunset.

Old School Forest Preserve parking

60 canoe launch

Half Day forest preserve parking