Spring Lake Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 876 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10958, -88.21876
Nearest town Barrington Center, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Penny Road Pond.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach Penny Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt3% grass31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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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