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Hawthorne Hill Woods

Lake Carleton & Lake Harriet

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Lake Carleton & Lake Harriet is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Hawthorne Hill Woods near Woodridge, IL. The route passes Lake Harriet before reaching Lake Carleton at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 745 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76594, -88.05855
Nearest town Woodridge, IL
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Lake Carleton & Lake Harriet

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 707–746 ft

Out & Back · Hawthorne Hill Woods

Trailhead: 41.76594, -88.05855

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 220 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftPass Lake Harriet.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftReach Lake Carleton, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-carleton-lake-carleton-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 220 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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