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Blackstone Trail Lake & Route 66 Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Blackstone Trail Lake & Route 66 Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Towanda, IL. The route reaches Blackstone Trail Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 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 mi755 – 817 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Route 66 Trail 40.58897, -88.86175
Nearest town Towanda, IL
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Blackstone Trail Lake & Route 66 Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 755–818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Route 66 Trail · 40.58897, -88.86175

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

Transit-accessible: Menards stop 484 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Route 66 Trail, heading SW.
  2. 5.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hershey Road, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach Blackstone Trail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Route 66 Trail, heading NE.
  8. 5.6 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-3-lakes-21-km-77aa

Trail surface

92% paved1% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Menards stop 484 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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