AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Moredock Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Moredock Lake is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Merrimac, IL. The route reaches Moredock Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 404 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.33505, -90.32163
Nearest town Merrimac, IL
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Moredock Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 391–404 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.33505, -90.32163

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Moredock Lake.
  4. 0.4 miReach Moredock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moredock-lake-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt12% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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