Long Lake–High Lake, 4 lakes is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Belgium Row, IL. The route passes Inland Sea, Clear Lake and High Lake before reaching Long Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi571 – 646 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14863, -87.73551
Nearest town Belgium Row, IL
Directions
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Long Lake–High Lake, 4 lakes
2.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 56 min
Elevation 571–647 ft
Out & Back · Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.14863, -87.73551
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Inland Sea.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Riverview Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Clear Lake.
- 0.2 miPass High Lake.
- 0.8 miReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Riverview Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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