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Apple Canyon Waterfall & Apple Canyon Lake

6.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Apple Canyon Waterfall & Apple Canyon Lake is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Apple Canyon Lake, IL. The route passes Apple Canyon Lake before reaching Apple Canyon Waterfall at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 475 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 951 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44445, -90.17904
Nearest town Apple Canyon Lake, IL
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Directions

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Apple Canyon Waterfall & Apple Canyon Lake

6.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 765–952 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.44445, -90.17904

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miPass Apple Canyon Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miReach Apple Canyon Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.4 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-waterfall-apple-canyon-lake-out-back-10-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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