Prairie Crossing Pond 2–Prairie Crossing Pond 3, 4 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Prairie Crossing Pond 2–Prairie Crossing Pond 3, 4 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Ivanhoe, IL. The route passes Prairie Crossing Pond 2 and Prairie Crossing Pond 3 before reaching George's Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Crossing Pond 2–Prairie Crossing Pond 3, 4 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 790–822 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.29670, -88.01788
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 90% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Crossing Bike Path, heading SW.
- 2.3 miPass Prairie Crossing Pond 3.
- 50 ftPass George's Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Prairie Crossing Pond 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Crossing Bike Sunset Point–Prairie Crossing Pond 2, 5 lakes 7.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Prairie Crossing Bike Path 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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