Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area

Marsh Loop

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Marsh Loop is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area near Divine, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 532 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38572, -88.29647
Nearest town Divine, IL

Directions

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Marsh Loop

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 515–530 ft

Out & Back · Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area

Trailhead: 41.38572, -88.29647

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Marsh Loop, heading N.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.8 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

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.

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