Marseilles Lock & Marseilles Pool

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Marseilles Lock & Marseilles Pool is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Marseilles, IL. The route passes Marseilles Pool before reaching Marseilles Lock at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 525 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32223, -88.70910
Nearest town Marseilles, IL

Directions

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Marseilles Lock & Marseilles Pool

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 486–526 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.32223, -88.70910

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Marseilles Pool.
  3. 2.3 miReach Marseilles Lock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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