Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Belmont, IL. The route passes Crabapple Lake before reaching Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 764 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Main Trail Loop 4 41.81353, -88.04898
Nearest town Belmont, IL
Directions
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Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Elevation 686–764 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: Main Trail Loop 4 · 41.81353, -88.04898
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 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.
- 0.2 miPass Crabapple Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Meadow Lake.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 2+3, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 3, 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
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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