Lake Marmo–Sterling Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Lisle, IL. The route passes Sterling Pond and Lake Jopamaca before reaching Lake Marmo at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 745 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Main Trail Loop 3 41.81610, -88.08732
Nearest town Lisle, IL
Directions
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Lake Marmo–Sterling Pond, 4 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min
Elevation 665–743 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: Main Trail Loop 3 · 41.81610, -88.08732
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Trail Loop 3, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sterling Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 1 and 2, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Jopamaca.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Marmo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 1 and 2, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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