AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cedar Lake

3.7 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Cedar Lake is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Renault, IL. It climbs 298 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Lake 38.15311, -90.14270
Nearest town Renault, IL
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Cedar Lake

3.7 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 394–712 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cedar Lake · 38.15311, -90.14270

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start on Cedar Lake, heading NW.
  2. 1.8 miReach Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 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/cedar-lake-out-back-efa9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Hikes near Renault, Illinois