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Hastings Lake Forest Preserve

Hastings Lake & Mallard Ridge Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Hastings Lake & Mallard Ridge Pond is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Hastings Lake Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route passes Hastings Lake and Mallard Ridge Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 807 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42236, -88.03754
Nearest town Lindenhurst, IL
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Hastings Lake & Mallard Ridge Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Elevation 766–807 ft

Out & Back · Hastings Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.42236, -88.03754

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Hastings Lake.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Mallard Ridge Pond.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftReach Hastings Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftArrive 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/hastings-lake-out-back-c41a

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Lindenhurst, Illinois