McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
McDonald Woods Lake via Millennium Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
McDonald Woods Lake via Millennium Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in McDonald Woods Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route reaches McDonald Woods Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McDonald Woods Lake via Millennium Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 755–803 ft
Out & Back · McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.40807, -88.02998
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 65°F / low 61° · precip 86% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miReach McDonald Woods Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jones Island Beach–Molly's Pond, 3 beaches 14.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Central Marsh & Millennium Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Millennium Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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