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Opus Lake

15.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Opus Lake is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Roselle, IL. The route reaches Opus Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 820 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99349, -88.10701
Nearest town Roselle, IL
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Opus Lake

15.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 718–822 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.99349, -88.10701

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miPass Opus Lake.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftReach Opus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 3.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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