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Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve

Lake Elizabeth

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Lake Elizabeth is a 1-mile out-and-back in Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve near Richmond, IL. The route reaches Lake Elizabeth at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 804 ft1.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48373, -88.28129
Nearest town Richmond, IL
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Lake Elizabeth

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Elevation 796–804 ft

Out & Back · Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.48373, -88.28129

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 81% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miReach Lake Elizabeth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.5 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-elizabeth-out-back-a618

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F59°
Precip81%Wind12 mphUV0Humidity88%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 31% rain3 AM: 45% rain4 AM: 60% rain5 AM: 75% rain6 AM: 78% rain7 AM: 76% rain8 AM: 76% rain9 AM: 81% rain10 AM: 64% rain11 AM: 66% rain12 PM: 61% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 30% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 62°55°
Tue 58°51°
Wed 64°50°
Thu 64°53°
Fri 67°53°
Sat 61°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Richmond, Illinois