AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Valor & Sherman-Williamsville Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Lake Valor & Sherman-Williamsville Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Sherman, IL. The route reaches Lake Valor at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 597 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sherman-Williamsville Trail 39.89581, -89.59379
Nearest town Sherman, IL
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Lake Valor & Sherman-Williamsville Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 532–596 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sherman-Williamsville Trail · 39.89581, -89.59379

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sherman-Williamsville Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.4 miReach Lake Valor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.4 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-valor-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Sherman, Illinois