AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Controlled Unit

Prairie Lake

8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Prairie Lake is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Controlled Unit near Newmansville, IL. The route reaches Prairie Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 614 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98465, -90.05560
Nearest town Newmansville, IL
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Prairie Lake

8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 584–612 ft

Out & Back · Controlled Unit

Trailhead: 39.98465, -90.05560

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 4.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach Prairie Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 4.2 miArrive 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/prairie-lake-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Newmansville, Illinois