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Greenbelt Forest Preserve

Dugdale Lake via Robert McClory Bike Path

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Dugdale Lake via Robert McClory Bike Path is a 6-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Forest Preserve near Waukegan, IL. The route reaches Dugdale Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 709 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path 42.36146, -87.84614
Nearest town Waukegan, IL
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Dugdale Lake via Robert McClory Bike Path

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 644–708 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path · 42.36146, -87.84614

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Washington & Jackson stop 234 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto 14th Street Bike Path, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Dugdale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 450 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/dugdale-lake-dugdale-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

60% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington & Jackson stop 234 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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