Big Rock Forest Preserve

Camp to Lake Trail & Northwestern Lot Line Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Camp to Lake Trail & Northwestern Lot Line Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Big Rock Forest Preserve near Big Rock, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 702 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Camp to Lake Trail 41.75585, -88.51688
Nearest town Big Rock, IL

Directions

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Camp to Lake Trail & Northwestern Lot Line Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 690–704 ft

Out & Back · Big Rock Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Camp to Lake Trail · 41.75585, -88.51688

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Camp to Lake Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Camp Pond Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northwestern Lot Line Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miReach Camp to Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Camp Pond Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Camp to Lake Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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