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Aux Sable Lock–Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct, 3 lakes

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Aux Sable Lock–Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct, 3 lakes is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Aux Sable, IL. The route passes Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct and Aux Sable Lock. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 512 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39564, -88.33178
Nearest town Aux Sable, IL
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Aux Sable Lock–Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct, 3 lakes

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 500–511 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.39564, -88.33178

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct.
  3. 50 ftPass Aux Sable Lock.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Illinois & Michigan Trail, heading SW.
  5. 4.4 miReach Aux Sable Lock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 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/aux-sable-lock-aux-sable-creek-aqueduct-out-back-4-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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