AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Dinkel

5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Lake Dinkel is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Williamsburg, IL. The route reaches Lake Dinkel at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 745 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05108, -88.00329
Nearest town Williamsburg, IL
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Lake Dinkel

5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 686–744 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.05108, -88.00329

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

Transit-accessible: Golf & New Wilkie stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftReach Lake Dinkel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.9 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-dinkel-out-back-9-km-dd68

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Golf & New Wilkie stop 59 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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