Hastings Lake & Mallard Ridge Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Hastings Lake & Mallard Ridge Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Hastings Lake Forest Preserve near Lake Villa, IL. The route passes Mallard Ridge Pond before reaching Hastings Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hastings Lake & Mallard Ridge Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 766–835 ft
Out & Back · Hastings Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.43373, -88.05242
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Mallard Ridge Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Hastings Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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