Davis Lake–Millennium Sunset Point, 5 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Davis Lake–Millennium Sunset Point, 5 lakes is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Volo, IL. The route passes Millennium Sunset Point, Banana Lake and Schreiber Lake before reaching Davis Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Davis Lake–Millennium Sunset Point, 5 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 780–878 ft
Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Millennium Trail trailhead · 42.30812, -88.14382
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 5.9 miPass Millennium Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Banana Lake.
- 1 miPass Schreiber Lake.
- 0.5 miPass Davis Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Davis Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 6.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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