Carlyle Reservoir–Cherokee Trail Loop 3 Loop, 3 sights
1.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 26 min
Carlyle Reservoir–Cherokee Trail Loop 3 Loop, 3 sights is a 1.3-mile loop in Eldon Hazlet State Park near Harbor Light Bay, IL. The route reaches Carlyle Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Carlyle Reservoir–Cherokee Trail Loop 3 Loop, 3 sights
1.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 26 min
Elevation 467–498 ft
Loop · Eldon Hazlet State Park
Trailhead: Cherokee Trail Loop 2 · 38.66783, -89.31159
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pawnee Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Carlyle Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cherokee Trail Loop 2 & 3, heading N.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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