Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach & North/South Trail Link via High Point Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach & North/South Trail Link via High Point Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park near Waddams Grove, IL. The route reaches Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach & North/South Trail Link via High Point Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 865–979 ft
Out & Back · Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
Trailhead: 42.42285, -89.84089
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 84% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Whitetail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North/South Trail Link, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto High Point Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto North/South Trail Link, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Whitetail Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Point Trail & North/South Trail Link 3.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Lake Le-Aqua-Na–Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Beach, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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