McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
McDonald Woods Lake & Wood Chip Trail via Millennium Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 3 min
McDonald Woods Lake & Wood Chip Trail via Millennium Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in McDonald Woods Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route reaches McDonald Woods Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McDonald Woods Lake & Wood Chip Trail via Millennium Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 737–789 ft
Out & Back · McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Millennium Trail · 42.40905, -88.01085
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Millennium Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miPass McDonald Woods Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wood Chip Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Millennium Trail Trailhead
- Central Marsh–Millenium Trail, 3 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Sand Lake via Millennium Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Fourth Lake via Millennium Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Millennium Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Millennium Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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