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Blackstone Trail Lake via Route 66 Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Blackstone Trail Lake via Route 66 Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Towanda, IL. The route reaches Blackstone Trail Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 817 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Route 66 Trail 40.55869, -88.90741
Nearest town Towanda, IL
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Blackstone Trail Lake via Route 66 Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 784–818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Route 66 Trail · 40.55869, -88.90741

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Route 66 Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miPass Blackstone Trail Lake.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hershey Road, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach Blackstone Trail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Route 66 Trail, heading NE.
  11. 2.4 miArrive 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/blackstone-trail-lake-blackstone-trail-lake-out-back-11-km-f00e

Trail surface

86% paved2% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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