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Wildlife Prairie Park East Side

Kickapoo Creek–Deep Lake, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Kickapoo Creek–Deep Lake, 4 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wildlife Prairie Park East Side near Edwards, IL. The route passes Kickapoo Creek and Beaver Lake before reaching Deep Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 610 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Floodplain Hiking Trail 40.73817, -89.73646
Nearest town Edwards, IL
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Kickapoo Creek–Deep Lake, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 492–610 ft

Out & Back · Wildlife Prairie Park East Side

Trailhead: Floodplain Hiking Trail · 40.73817, -89.73646

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 104 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Floodplain Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miPass Kickapoo Creek.
  3. 2.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Beaver Lake.
  5. 50 ftPass Deep Lake.
  6. 500 ftReach Kickapoo Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.4 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/kickapoo-creek-deep-lake-out-back-5-lakes-8-km-f0dc

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 104 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Edwards, Illinois