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Horseshoe Lake State Park

Horseshoe Lake & Horseshoe Lake Hiking Trail Loop

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Horseshoe Lake & Horseshoe Lake Hiking Trail Loop is a 3-mile loop in Horseshoe Lake State Park near Moellenbrocks, IL. The route reaches Horseshoe Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 417 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67986, -90.08150
Nearest town Moellenbrocks, IL
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Directions

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Horseshoe Lake & Horseshoe Lake Hiking Trail Loop

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 404–417 ft

Loop · Horseshoe Lake State Park

Trailhead: 38.67986, -90.08150

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Horseshoe Lake.
  3. 300 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Lake Hiking Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Park, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftThe loop closes 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/horseshoe-lake-loop

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Hikes near Moellenbrocks, Illinois