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Argyle Lake State Park

Argyle Lake & Equestrian Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Argyle Lake & Equestrian Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Argyle Lake State Park near Colchester, IL. The route reaches Argyle Lake. It climbs 345 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 702 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stackberry Trail 40.45644, -90.78081
Nearest town Colchester, IL
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Argyle Lake & Equestrian Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 564–701 ft

Out & Back · Argyle Lake State Park

Trailhead: Stackberry Trail · 40.45644, -90.78081

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stackberry Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto University Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miPass Argyle Lake.
  5. 2.5 miReach Argyle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.8 miTurn left onto University Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stackberry Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 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-equestrian-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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