Spring Lake Preserve

Beverly Lake & Penny Road Pond

4.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Beverly Lake & Penny Road Pond is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Preserve near Sutton, IL. The route passes Penny Road Pond and Beverly Lake. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 879 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09720, -88.20945
Nearest town Sutton, IL

Directions

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Beverly Lake & Penny Road Pond

4.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 805–879 ft

Out & Back · Spring Lake Preserve

Trailhead: 42.09720, -88.20945

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Penny Road Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miPass Beverly Lake.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt2% grass16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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