Burr Oak–Lake Braewood, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Burr Oak–Lake Braewood, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve near Algonquin, IL. The route passes Lake Braewood and Burr Oak. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Burr Oak–Lake Braewood, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Elevation 847–906 ft
Out & Back · Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Trailhead · 42.15048, -88.30271
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Lake Braewood.
- 50 ftReach Burr Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Burr Oak.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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