AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake via North Almond Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Lake via North Almond Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Gages Lake, IL. The route reaches Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 791 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Washington Street Path 42.36436, -87.97754
Nearest town Gages Lake, IL
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Lake via North Almond Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Elevation 735–792 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Washington Street Path · 42.36436, -87.97754

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Washington & Almond stop 100 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Almond Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miReach Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 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-out-back

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington & Almond stop 100 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Gages Lake, Illinois