Lake Bluff Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Lake Bluff Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Skokie River Nature Preserve near Deerpath, IL. The route reaches Lake Bluff Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Bluff Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 658–668 ft
Out & Back · Skokie River Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 42.24991, -87.85853
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Bluff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Bluff Pond & Old School Blue Loop via North Shore Bike Path 11 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hutchinson Viewpoint–Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Beach, 6 beaches 15.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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