Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Bayberry Ridge, IL. The route reaches Bruce Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Lake & Plainfield Road Walking Path
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 733–775 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72884, -88.02777
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Plainfield Road Walking Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Bruce Lake.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Bruce Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Main Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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- Main Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Main Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Greene Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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