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Spring Lake Preserve

Beverly Lake & Penny Road Pond

5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Beverly Lake & Penny Road Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Preserve near Sutton, IL. The route passes Beverly Lake and Penny Road Pond. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 879 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.08375, -88.23076
Nearest town Sutton, IL
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Beverly Lake & Penny Road Pond

5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 805–879 ft

Out & Back · Spring Lake Preserve

Trailhead: 42.08375, -88.23076

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 68°F / low 61° · precip 100% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Beverly Lake.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miPass Penny Road Pond.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 150 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/beverly-lake-penny-road-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-d7ee

Trail surface

82% dirt2% grass16% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 68°F61°
Precip100%Wind13 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 47% rain1 AM: 58% rain2 AM: 67% rain3 AM: 61% rain4 AM: 84% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 91% rain7 AM: 90% rain8 AM: 73% rain9 AM: 78% rain10 AM: 61% rain11 AM: 48% rain12 PM: 61% rain1 PM: 49% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 62°57°
Tue 58°53°
Wed 62°51°
Thu 64°54°
Fri 67°54°
Sat 61°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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