Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint
2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min
Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Grassy Lake Forest Preserve near Lake Barrington, IL. The route passes Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint
2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min
Elevation 743–805 ft
Out & Back · Grassy Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.21048, -88.17186
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1 miPass Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Grassy Lake Forest Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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