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Crystal Lake Park

Busey Woods & Crystal Lake

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Busey Woods & Crystal Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back in Crystal Lake Park near Urbana, IL. The route passes Busey Woods and Crystal Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 735 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12619, -88.20930
Nearest town Urbana, IL
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Busey Woods & Crystal Lake

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 696–735 ft

Out & Back · Crystal Lake Park

Trailhead: 40.12619, -88.20930

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Broadway & Thompson stop 132 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Busey Woods.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miPass Crystal Lake.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Busey Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 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/busey-woods-crystal-lake-out-back-2-km-cc2c

Trail surface

90% paved5% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Broadway & Thompson stop 132 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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