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Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mallard Lake Forest Preserve near Ontarioville, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 814 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98057, -88.16389
Nearest town Ontarioville, IL
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Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 766–812 ft

Out & Back · Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.98057, -88.16389

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miReach Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/mallard-lake-bicycle-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

57% paved3% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ontarioville, Illinois