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Heritage Quarries Recreation Area

Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry Loop, 4 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry Loop, 4 lakes is a 2.5-mile loop in Heritage Quarries Recreation Area near Hastings, IL. The route passes Icebox Quarry, Consumers Quarry, Great Lakes Quarry and The Forge Quarry. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 597 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68033, -87.98467
Nearest town Hastings, IL
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Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry Loop, 4 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 578–599 ft

Loop · Heritage Quarries Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.68033, -87.98467

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Icebox Quarry.
  3. 50 ftPass Consumers Quarry.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miPass Great Lakes Quarry.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miPass The Forge Quarry.
  10. 0.4 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/consumers-quarry-loop

Trail surface

34% gravel31% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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