Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Kickapoo State Park Lake & Out and Back Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Kickapoo State Park Lake & Out and Back Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Hartshorn, IL. The route reaches Kickapoo State Park Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kickapoo State Park Lake & Out and Back Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 573–689 ft
Out & Back · Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Kickapoo Mountain Biking Trailhead · 40.15203, -87.71769
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Out and Back Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Kickapoo State Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Clear Lake & Out and Back Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- High Lake–Clear Lake, 4 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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