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Eagle Creek State Park

Lake Shelbyville & Snowflake Cross-Country Ski Trail via Prairie View Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Lake Shelbyville & Snowflake Cross-Country Ski Trail via Prairie View Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek State Park near Findlay, IL. The route reaches Lake Shelbyville. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 663 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49455, -88.69675
Nearest town Findlay, IL
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Lake Shelbyville & Snowflake Cross-Country Ski Trail via Prairie View Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Elevation 605–664 ft

Out & Back · Eagle Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.49455, -88.69675

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Shelbyville.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie View Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Snowflake Cross-Country Ski Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Lake Shelbyville, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Prairie View Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 350 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-shelbyville-snowflake-cross-country-ski-trail-out-back-via-prairie-view-trail

Trail surface

68% grass27% gravel5% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Findlay, Illinois