Fourth Lake Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 801 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40935, -88.01048
Nearest town Lindenhurst, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach Fourth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 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

84% gravel8% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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