Minear Lake–Liberty Lake, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Minear Lake–Liberty Lake, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Adler Memorial Park near Libertyville, IL. The route passes Minear Lake Beach and Minear Lake before reaching Liberty Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minear Lake–Liberty Lake, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 645–664 ft
Out & Back · Adler Memorial Park
Trailhead: Des Plaines River Trail · 42.30463, -87.95577
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miPass Minear Lake Beach.
- 50 ftPass Minear Lake.
- 0.8 miBear right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Liberty Lake.
- 350 ftReach Minear Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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