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Petersen Park

McCullom Lake & Petersen Park Beach via McHenry County Prairie Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

McCullom Lake & Petersen Park Beach via McHenry County Prairie Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Petersen Park near McHenry, IL. The route passes Petersen Park Beach before reaching McCullom Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 761 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McHenry County Prairie Trail 42.34620, -88.27994
Nearest town McHenry, IL
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McCullom Lake & Petersen Park Beach via McHenry County Prairie Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 742–762 ft

Out & Back · Petersen Park

Trailhead: McHenry County Prairie Trail · 42.34620, -88.27994

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

Transit-accessible: McHenry Metra Station stop 397 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miPass Petersen Park Beach.
  3. 0.2 miReach McCullom Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 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/mccullom-lake-petersen-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches-3-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McHenry Metra Station stop 397 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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