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Lyons Woods Forest Preserve

Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lyons Woods Forest Preserve near Dunes Park, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 679 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail 42.39915, -87.83651
Nearest town Dunes Park, IL
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Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 637–679 ft

Out & Back · Lyons Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail · 42.39915, -87.83651

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miReach Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/lyons-woods-forest-preserve-trail-out-back-3-km-bb2c

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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