Rotary Park

Cary Lake & Brown Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Cary Lake & Brown Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rotary Park near Camp Algonquin, IL. The route reaches Cary Lake. 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 mi833 – 879 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brown Trail 42.19019, -88.27325
Nearest town Camp Algonquin, IL

Directions

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Cary Lake & Brown Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 832–880 ft

Out & Back · Rotary Park

Trailhead: Brown Trail · 42.19019, -88.27325

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brown Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Cary Lake.
  3. 1 miReach Cary Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead