AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Apple Canyon Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Apple Canyon Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Apple Canyon Lake, IL. The route reaches Apple Canyon Lake. It climbs 342 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 902 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41927, -90.15319
Nearest town Apple Canyon Lake, IL
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Directions

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Apple Canyon Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 806–903 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.41927, -90.15319

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Apple Canyon Lake.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miReach Apple Canyon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/apple-canyon-lake-out-back-5-km-dccd

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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