Founded in 1963, Openlands protects the natural and open spaces of northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region to ensure cleaner air and water, protect natural habitats and wildlife, and help balance and enrich our lives.
Linne Woods to Bunker Hill
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Skill level: beginner to intermediate depending on water level & deadfall
Length: 4.4 miles
Directions: Enter Linne Woods Forest Preserve on the north side of Dempster Rd. (Rt. 58) 0.2 miles east of Lehigh Ave. in Morton Grove. Park near the shelter on the west side of the parking lot. The put-in is by the outfall behind the shelter.
Just downstream of the Howard St. Bridge is a small sheet piling dam. Portage on the right when the dam is visible.
The North Branch is thickly forested through the next few miles of industrial & residential areas before entering Bunker Hill Forest Preserve.
The take-out is on river left either upstream or downstream of the first footbridge.
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