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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Penny Road Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Beverly Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Galvin's Lake–Penny Road Pond, 3 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Galvin's Lake & Penny Road Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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