Davis Lake & Schreiber Lake via Millennium Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Davis Lake & Schreiber Lake via Millennium Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Bridlewoods, IL. The route passes Schreiber Lake before reaching Davis Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Davis Lake & Schreiber Lake via Millennium Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 815–880 ft
Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Fort Hill Trail · 42.26029, -88.09813
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fort Hill Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Millennium Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Schreiber Lake.
- 0.5 miReach Davis Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Fort Hill Trail, heading W.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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