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Rock Cut State Park

Pierce Lake Loop via Willow Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Pierce Lake Loop via Willow Creek Trail is a 3-mile loop in Rock Cut State Park near Forest Hills Village, IL. The route reaches Pierce Lake. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 902 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35150, -88.98126
Nearest town Forest Hills Village, IL
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Pierce Lake Loop via Willow Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 793–904 ft

Loop · Rock Cut State Park

Trailhead: 42.35150, -88.98126

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Pierce Lake.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pierce-lake-loop-via-willow-creek-trail

Trail surface

91% dirt4% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Forest Hills Village, Illinois