Penny Road Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Penny Road Pond is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Preserve near Barrington Center, IL. The route reaches Penny Road Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penny Road Pond
4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 805–875 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Preserve
Trailhead: 42.10958, -88.21876
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Penny Road Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Penny Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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