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Spring Lake Preserve

Galvin's Lake & Beverly Lake

10.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Galvin's Lake & Beverly Lake is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Preserve near Middlebury, IL. The route passes Galvin's Lake before reaching Beverly Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 879 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13587, -88.21952
Nearest town Middlebury, IL
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Galvin's Lake & Beverly Lake

10.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 784–879 ft

Out & Back · Spring Lake Preserve

Trailhead: 42.13587, -88.21952

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miPass Galvin's Lake.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miPass Beverly Lake.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftReach Galvin's Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  38. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  39. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/galvins-lake-beverly-lake-out-back-3-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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