Nelson Lake Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Nelson Lake Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Dick Young Forest Preserve near Tanner Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nelson Lake Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 695–715 ft
Out & Back · Dick Young Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82636, -88.38428
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nelson Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Bobolink Trail–Coyote Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Nelson Lake–Bobolink Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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