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Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mallard Lake Forest Preserve near Bartlett, IL. The route reaches Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 814 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98762, -88.17168
Nearest town Bartlett, IL
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Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 766–812 ft

Out & Back · Mallard Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.98762, -88.17168

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miPass Mallard Lake.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mallard Lake Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Mallard Lake Bicycle Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.3 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-mallard-lake-bicycle-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km

Trail surface

33% paved23% gravel2% boardwalk42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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