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Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve

Governor Bond Lake via Kingsbury Park Nature Trail

1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 22 min

Governor Bond Lake via Kingsbury Park Nature Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve near Durley, IL. The route reaches Governor Bond Lake. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 561 ft1.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingsbury Park Nature Trail 38.92524, -89.37833
Nearest town Durley, IL
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Governor Bond Lake via Kingsbury Park Nature Trail

1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 22 min

Elevation 526–560 ft

Out & Back · Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Kingsbury Park Nature Trail · 38.92524, -89.37833

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kingsbury Park Nature Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Governor Bond Lake.
  3. 0.5 miReach Governor Bond Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 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/governor-bond-lake-out-back

Trail surface

33% grass67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Durley, Illinois