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Argyle Lake State Park

Horseshoe Trail & White Pines Trail via Equestrian Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 54 min

Horseshoe Trail & White Pines Trail via Equestrian Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Argyle Lake State Park near Colchester, IL. It is mostly level, with 212 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail 40.46574, -90.79062
Nearest town Colchester, IL
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Horseshoe Trail & White Pines Trail via Equestrian Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 54 min

Elevation 626–710 ft

Out & Back · Argyle Lake State Park

Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail · 40.46574, -90.79062

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Lonesome Oak Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto White Pines Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lonesome Oak Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Argyle Park Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 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/horseshoe-trail-out-back-7a1c

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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