Busse Lake - Main Pool via Busse Forest Trails Red Paved
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Busse Lake - Main Pool via Busse Forest Trails Red Paved is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Busse Forest Nature Preserve near Schnells Corner, IL. The route reaches Busse Lake - Main Pool. 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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Busse Lake - Main Pool via Busse Forest Trails Red Paved
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 688–732 ft
Out & Back · Busse Forest Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 42.03115, -87.98676
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Busse Forest Trails Red Paved, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Busse Lake - Main Pool.
- 0.4 miReach Busse Lake - Main Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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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