Heritage Quarries Recreation Area
Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry, 5 lakes
10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry, 5 lakes is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Heritage Quarries Recreation Area near Romeo, IL. The route passes Consumers Quarry, Icebox Quarry, The Forge Quarry and Great Lakes Quarry. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry, 5 lakes
10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 579–596 ft
Out & Back · Heritage Quarries Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.64813, -88.05755
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail, heading N.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Consumers Quarry.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftPass Icebox Quarry.
- 0.4 miPass The Forge Quarry.
- 50 ftPass Great Lakes Quarry.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Consumers Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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