Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Overview Sunset Point–Marsh Loop, 5 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Overview Sunset Point–Marsh Loop, 5 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area near Divine, IL. The route reaches Overview Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Overview Sunset Point–Marsh Loop, 5 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 514–556 ft
Out & Back · Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Trailhead: 41.38572, -88.29647
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Marsh Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tall Grass Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Prairie View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Overview Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Overview Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miReach Overview Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Prairie View Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Tall Grass Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Marsh Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 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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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 7:23 PM.
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- Marsh Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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