Long Lake & Chain O' Lakes Bike Path via Chain O'Lakes Bike Path
11.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Long Lake & Chain O' Lakes Bike Path via Chain O'Lakes Bike Path is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Grant Woods Forest Preserve near Fox Lake Hills, IL. The route reaches Long Lake. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Lake & Chain O' Lakes Bike Path via Chain O'Lakes Bike Path
11.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 737–810 ft
Out & Back · Grant Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.41466, -88.11992
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Fox Lake Town Center stop 182 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chain O'Lakes Bike Path, heading S.
- 2.2 miPass Long Lake.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Chain O' Lakes Bike Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chain O'Lakes Bike Path, heading E.
- 2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fox Lake Town Center stop 182 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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