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Homer Lake–Oak Ridge Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Homer Lake–Oak Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near State Road, IL. The route reaches Homer Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 666 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07563, -87.98869
Nearest town State Road, IL
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Homer Lake–Oak Ridge Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 635–666 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.07563, -87.98869

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Homer Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto West Lake Trail, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftReach Homer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto West Lake Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/homer-lake-oak-ridge-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near State Road, Illinois