AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Charleston

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Lake Charleston is a 1.7-mile out-and-back near Charleston, IL. The route reaches Lake Charleston. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 607 ft1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.45978, -88.14160
Nearest town Charleston, IL
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Lake Charleston

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Elevation 589–606 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.45978, -88.14160

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Charleston.
  3. 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach Lake Charleston, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftArrive 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-charleston-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Charleston, Illinois