Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route reaches Fourth Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 760–799 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.40935, -88.01048
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Fourth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Central Marsh–Millenium Trail, 3 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Sand Lake via Millennium Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Millennium Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Millennium Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- McDonald Woods Lake & Wood Chip Trail via Millennium Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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