Lake Atwood & Little Atwood via Hill trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 59 min
Lake Atwood & Little Atwood via Hill trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in The Hollows Conservation Area near Silver Lake, IL. The route passes Little Atwood and Lake Atwood. It is mostly level, with 90 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi827 – 902 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23253, -88.26554
Nearest town Silver Lake, IL
Directions
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Lake Atwood & Little Atwood via Hill trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 59 min
Elevation 828–901 ft
Out & Back · The Hollows Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.23253, -88.26554
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hill trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Little Atwood.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Atwood.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Lake Atwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% dirt4% paved45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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