Acorn Lake & Beaver Lake
4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Acorn Lake & Beaver Lake is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Lake Corner, IL. The route passes Acorn Lake before reaching Beaver Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Acorn Lake & Beaver Lake
4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 800–853 ft
Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.25705, -88.11179
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Beaver Lake.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Acorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 11 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Lakewood Forest Preserve Sunset Point 3.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Beaver Lake & Acorn Lake 5.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Heron Pond–Acorn Lake, 3 lakes 5.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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