Hemlock Hill–Lake Marmo, 3 lakes is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Valley View, IL. The route passes Lake Marmo, Sterling Pond and Hemlock Hill before reaching Sterling Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 745 ft1.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Main Trail Loop 2 41.81858, -88.08067
Nearest town Valley View, IL
Directions
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Hemlock Hill–Lake Marmo, 3 lakes
1.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 32 min
Elevation 674–743 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: Main Trail Loop 2 · 41.81858, -88.08067
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Trail Loop 2, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Main Trail Loop 2 and 3, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Marmo.
- 300 ftPass Sterling Pond.
- 150 ftPass Hemlock Hill.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Sterling Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Main Trail Loop 3 and 4, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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