Kickapoo State Park Lake–High Lake, 5 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Belgium Row, IL. The route passes Clear Lake, High Lake and Kickapoo State Park Lake. It climbs 272 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 702 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14122, -87.73755
Nearest town Belgium Row, IL
Directions
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Kickapoo State Park Lake–High Lake, 5 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 573–703 ft
Out & Back · Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.14122, -87.73755
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Clear Lake.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Clear Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass High Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Out and Back Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Kickapoo State Park Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heaven & Hell, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Kickapoo State Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Out and Back Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Clear Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
22% dirt16% grass62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- High Lake–Clear Lake Loop, 4 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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