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Homer Lake & West Lake Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Homer Lake & West Lake Trail is a 3-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 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 666 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Lake Trail 40.06090, -87.98854
Nearest town State Road, IL
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Homer Lake & West Lake Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 653–666 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Lake Trail · 40.06090, -87.98854

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Lake Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Homer Lake.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftReach Homer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 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-5-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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