Penny Road Pond
5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Penny Road Pond is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Preserve near East Dundee, IL. The route reaches Penny Road Pond. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penny Road Pond
5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 803–892 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Preserve
Trailhead: 42.08866, -88.23370
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Penny Road Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Penny Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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