Butler Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Butler Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Butler Lake Park near Libertyville, IL. The route passes Butler Lake and Butler 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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Butler Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 692–727 ft
Out & Back · Butler Lake Park
Trailhead: 42.28483, -87.96961
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Butler Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Butler Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Butler Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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