Eagle Lake–Meadow Lake, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Valley View, IL. The route passes Eagle Lake before reaching Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 738 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82501, -88.04894
Nearest town Valley View, IL
Directions
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Eagle Lake–Meadow Lake, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 680–738 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.82501, -88.04894
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Meadow Lake.
- 250 ftReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Big Rock–Eagle Lake Loop, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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