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Farmington Lakes Park

Lake Douglas & Waubonsie Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Lake Douglas & Waubonsie Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Farmington Lakes Park near Springbrook At Farmington Lakes, IL. The route passes Lake Douglas and Lake Douglas. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 663 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waubonsie Trail 41.71298, -88.30506
Nearest town Springbrook At Farmington Lakes, IL
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Lake Douglas & Waubonsie Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 654–662 ft

Out & Back · Farmington Lakes Park

Trailhead: Waubonsie Trail · 41.71298, -88.30506

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start on Waubonsie Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miPass Lake Douglas.
  3. 0.4 miPass Lake Douglas.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftReach Lake Douglas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 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-douglas-lake-douglas-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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