Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Druce Lake, IL. The route reaches Fourth Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 759–791 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37218, -87.98361
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Fourth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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