Lakewood Trails
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Lakewood Trails is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Minooka, IL. The route reaches Lakewood Trails at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lakewood Trails
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 595–616 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.45435, -88.26157
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Lakewood Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 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 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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