Hemlock Hill–Lake Marmo, 4 lakes is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Lisle, IL. The route passes Sterling Pond and Lake Marmo before reaching Hemlock Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 725 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prairie Trail 41.81557, -88.09082
Nearest town Lisle, IL
Directions
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Hemlock Hill–Lake Marmo, 4 lakes
1.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 29 min
Elevation 674–727 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: Prairie Trail · 41.81557, -88.09082
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Acre Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Sterling Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Main Trail Loop 4, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Main Trail Loop 3 and 4, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 2 and 3, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Marmo.
- 450 ftPass Hemlock Hill.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Main Trail Loop 4, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Acre Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prarie Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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