Old Donlea Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Old Donlea Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Forest Preserve near Middlebury, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Donlea Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 772–846 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.13555, -88.22086
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Donlea Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Old Donlea Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Galvin's Lake & Beverly Lake 10.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Galvin's Lake 4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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