Old Donlea Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Old Donlea Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Forest Preserve near Middlebury, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Donlea Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 771–840 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.14835, -88.20486
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 68°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Donlea Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Old Donlea Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
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