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Argyle Lake State Park

Argyle Lake–Bluff Trail, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 50 min

Argyle Lake–Bluff Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Argyle Lake State Park near Colchester, IL. The route reaches Argyle Lake. It is mostly level, with 184 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 696 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shore Trail 40.44940, -90.78918
Nearest town Colchester, IL
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Argyle Lake–Bluff Trail, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 50 min

Elevation 625–696 ft

Out & Back · Argyle Lake State Park

Trailhead: Shore Trail · 40.44940, -90.78918

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluff Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Argyle Lake.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Argyle Park Road, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shore Trail, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Argyle Park Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Twisted Oak Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miReach Argyle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Argyle Park Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shore Trail, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Argyle Park Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 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/argyle-lake-bluff-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

86% dirt2% boardwalk12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Colchester, Illinois