High Point Trail & North/South Trail Link
3.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 14 min
High Point Trail & North/South Trail Link is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park near Waddams Grove, IL. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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High Point Trail & North/South Trail Link
3.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 865–996 ft
Out & Back · Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
Trailhead: 42.42285, -89.84089
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Whitetail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North/South Trail Link, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto High Point Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach North/South Trail Link, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto North/South Trail Link, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Whitetail Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, 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 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Le-Aqua-Na–Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach & North/South Trail Link via High Point Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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