AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

East Open Unit

Drake Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Drake Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in East Open Unit near Newmansville, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99650, -90.08018
Nearest town Newmansville, IL
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Drake Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 543–606 ft

Out & Back · East Open Unit

Trailhead: 39.99650, -90.08018

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 35% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miReach Drake Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftArrive 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/drake-lake-drake-lake-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F67°
Precip35%Wind12 mphUV4Humidity92%
Rained 1.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 35% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 66°61°
Tue 68°55°
Wed 75°51°
Thu 75°53°
Fri 74°58°
Sat 73°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:30 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Newmansville, Illinois