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Marquette Park

Marquette Lagoon & Redfield Drive

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Marquette Lagoon & Redfield Drive is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Marquette Park near West Lawn, IL. The route reaches Marquette Lagoon. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 610 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76437, -87.71005
Nearest town West Lawn, IL
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Marquette Lagoon & Redfield Drive

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 602–611 ft

Out & Back · Marquette Park

Trailhead: 41.76437, -87.71005

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: 71st Street & St. Louis stop 15 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftPass Marquette Lagoon.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Redfield Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Kanst Drive, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach Marquette Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Redfield Drive, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 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/marquette-lagoon-redfield-drive-out-back-3-km-8054

Trail surface

31% paved13% grass3% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 71st Street & St. Louis stop 15 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near West Lawn, Illinois