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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Clear Lake.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Clear Lake Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miPass High Lake.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Out and Back Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miPass Kickapoo State Park Lake.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heaven & Hell, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftReach Kickapoo State Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Out and Back Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Clear Lake Trail, heading SW.
  34. 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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