Lakewood Trails
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Lakewood Trails is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Minooka, IL. The route reaches Lakewood Trails at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lakewood Trails
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 582–616 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.45435, -88.26157
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 87% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lakewood Trails.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Lakewood Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lakewood Trails 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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