Lakewood Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Heron Pond, 4 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Lakewood Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Heron Pond, 4 lakes is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Lake Corner, IL. The route passes Heron Pond, Acorn Lake and Beaver Lake before reaching Lakewood Forest Preserve Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lakewood Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Heron Pond, 4 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 808–858 ft
Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.25494, -88.10671
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 95% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Heron Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Acorn Lake.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Lake.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Lakewood Forest Preserve Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Heron Pond–Beaver Lake, 3 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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