Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Trail, 5 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Trail, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Prince Crossing, IL. The route reaches Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mallard Lake–Mallard Lake Trail, 5 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 739–816 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.91275, -88.17286
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Mallard Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mallard Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Mallard Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.8 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 5.8 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:09 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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