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Kickapoo State Recreation Area

Kickapoo State Park Lake–Clear Lake, 7 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Kickapoo State Park Lake–Clear Lake, 7 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Belgium Row, IL. The route passes Clear Lake, Peck's Point and Inland Sea before reaching Kickapoo State Park Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 666 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Riverview Trail 40.14074, -87.74202
Nearest town Belgium Row, IL
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Kickapoo State Park Lake–Clear Lake, 7 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 562–665 ft

Out & Back · Kickapoo State Recreation Area

Trailhead: North Riverview Trail · 40.14074, -87.74202

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Riverview Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Clear Lake.
  3. 0.3 miPass Peck's Point.
  4. 50 ftPass Inland Sea.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Out and Back Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miPass Kickapoo State Park Lake.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heaven & Hell, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Trail 7 (Devil's Gulch), heading E.
  15. 50 ftReach Kickapoo State Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heaven & Hell, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Out and Back Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto North Riverview Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.7 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-state-park-lake-clear-lake-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

31% dirt6% grass63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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