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Leopold Lake & George's Beach

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Leopold Lake & George's Beach is a 3-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, IL. The route passes George's Beach before reaching Leopold Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 830 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32281, -88.01615
Nearest town Wildwood, IL
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Leopold Lake & George's Beach

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 801–832 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.32281, -88.01615

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 65°F / low 61° · precip 90% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Prairie Crossing stop 221 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miPass George's Beach.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach Leopold Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 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/leopold-lake-georges-beach-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

19% gravel81% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 65°F61°
Precip90%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 29% rain2 AM: 44% rain3 AM: 56% rain4 AM: 72% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 90% rain7 AM: 87% rain8 AM: 83% rain9 AM: 78% rain10 AM: 64% rain11 AM: 52% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 51% rain2 PM: 54% rain3 PM: 55% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:55 PM
Mon 62°57°
Tue 59°52°
Wed 63°52°
Thu 63°57°
Fri 66°55°
Sat 61°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prairie Crossing stop 221 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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