AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Louise via Palatine Bike Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Lake Louise via Palatine Bike Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Heatherlea, IL. The route reaches Lake Louise at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 755 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12210, -88.03575
Nearest town Heatherlea, IL
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Lake Louise via Palatine Bike Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 713–754 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.12210, -88.03575

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Palatine Bike Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftReach Lake Louise, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 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-louise-lake-louise-out-back-6-km-6fa7

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Heatherlea, Illinois