Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake Loop, 6 sights is a 3.4-mile loop in Morton Arboretum near Valley View, IL. The route passes Meadow Lake and Crabapple Lake. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi682 – 784 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81682, -88.06687
Nearest town Valley View, IL
Directions
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Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake Loop, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 683–785 ft
Loop · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.81682, -88.06687
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Meadow Lake.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Crabapple Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Main Trail Loop 4, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 3, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt1% gravel25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Round Meadow Lake–Eagle Lake, 5 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Big Rock–Eagle Lake Loop, 8 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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