Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lyons Woods Forest Preserve near Beach Station, 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.
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Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 645–669 ft
Out & Back · Lyons Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.39746, -87.84483
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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