Heritage Quarries Recreation Area
Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry, 4 lakes
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Consumers Quarry–Great Lakes Quarry, 4 lakes is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Heritage Quarries Recreation Area near Lemont, IL. The route passes Consumers Quarry, Icebox Quarry and The Forge Quarry before reaching Great Lakes Quarry at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. 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, 4 lakes
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 579–596 ft
Out & Back · Heritage Quarries Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.67518, -88.00060
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Lemont stop 241 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Consumers Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Icebox Quarry.
- 0.4 miPass The Forge Quarry.
- 50 ftPass Great Lakes Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Consumers Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lemont stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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