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Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mallard Lake Forest Preserve near Ontarioville, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 814 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99108, -88.15709
Nearest town Ontarioville, IL
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Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 766–815 ft

Out & Back · Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.99108, -88.15709

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

Transit-accessible: Lake & Walnut stop 488 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miReach Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 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/mallard-lake-bicycle-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

64% paved3% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake & Walnut stop 488 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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