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Argyle Lake State Park

Argyle Lake–Horseshoe Trail, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Argyle Lake–Horseshoe Trail, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Argyle Lake State Park near Colchester, IL. The route reaches Argyle Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 277 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stackberry Trail 40.45644, -90.78081
Nearest town Colchester, IL
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Argyle Lake–Horseshoe Trail, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 613–710 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 Argyle Park Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Pines Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lonesome Oak Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Argyle Park Road, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Fawn Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Argyle Lake Drive, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Argyle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Little Fawn Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Lonesome Oak Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto White Pines Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Argyle Park Road, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-horseshoe-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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