Cedar Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Cedar Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Sun Lake Forest Preserve near Loon Lake, IL. The route reaches Cedar Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Cedar Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 773–797 ft
Out & Back · Sun Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.44322, -88.07652
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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