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Campus Lake Park

Campus Lake–Campus Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Campus Lake–Campus Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Campus Lake Park near Carbondale, IL. The route passes Campus Lake Park Beach and Campus Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 459 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.72523, -89.21576
Nearest town Carbondale, IL
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Campus Lake–Campus Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 404–458 ft

Out & Back · Campus Lake Park

Trailhead: 37.72523, -89.21576

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Carbondale stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftPass Campus Lake Park Beach.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftPass Campus Lake.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Campus Lake Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 1.3 miReach Campus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  45. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  47. 0.4 miArrive 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/campus-lake-campus-lake-park-beach-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

95% paved3% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Carbondale stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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