Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve–Maple Lake, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve–Maple Lake, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve near Palisades, IL. The route passes Maple Lake before reaching Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve–Maple Lake, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 636–720 ft
Out & Back · Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.71194, -87.89208
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Maple Lake.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cemetery Hill Loop, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Single Track Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Maple Lake–Tomahawk Slough, 5 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Maple Lake–Tomahawk Slough, 3 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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