Old Donlea Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Old Donlea Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Forest Preserve near Middlebury, IL. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Donlea Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 774–855 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.12190, -88.22816
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Donlea Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Old Donlea Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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