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.
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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
- Start on Brown Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cary Lake.
- 1 miReach Cary Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive 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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Weather
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
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
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