AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Homer Lake & West Lake Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Homer Lake & West Lake Trail is a 5.7-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 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 666 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flicker Woods Trail 40.06010, -87.98376
Nearest town State Road, IL
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Homer Lake & West Lake Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 628–666 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Flicker Woods Trail · 40.06010, -87.98376

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oak Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Homer Lake.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto West Lake Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miReach Homer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.6 miTurn left onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miArrive 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-west-lake-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near State Road, Illinois