Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Valley View, IL. The route passes Crabapple Lake before reaching Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi682 – 764 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81570, -88.05165
Nearest town Valley View, IL
Directions
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Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min
Elevation 683–764 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.81570, -88.05165
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Crabapple Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 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
59% dirt3% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Crabapple Lake–Main Trail Loop 1, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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