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Busse Forest Nature Preserve

Busse Lake - Main Pool & Lake Dinkel via Busse Forest Trails Red Paved

12.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Busse Lake - Main Pool & Lake Dinkel via Busse Forest Trails Red Paved is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Busse Forest Nature Preserve near Schnells Corner, IL. The route passes Busse Lake - Main Pool and Lake Dinkel. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 742 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03115, -87.98676
Nearest town Schnells Corner, IL
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Busse Lake - Main Pool & Lake Dinkel via Busse Forest Trails Red Paved

12.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 688–743 ft

Out & Back · Busse Forest Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03115, -87.98676

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Pace Northwest Point/Elk Grove Park-n-Ride stop 355 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Busse Forest Trails Red Paved, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miPass Busse Lake - Main Pool.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftPass Lake Dinkel.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 100 ftReach Busse Lake - Main Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  49. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  50. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  55. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  57. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  58. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  60. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  61. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  62. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  63. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  64. 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/busse-lake-main-pool-lake-dinkel-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

54% paved24% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pace Northwest Point/Elk Grove Park-n-Ride stop 355 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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