Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route reaches Fourth Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 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
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 760–803 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.40698, -88.02759
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Fourth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highland Lake–Cherry Lake, 4 lakes 14.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Millennium Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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