Round Meadow Lake–Eagle Lake, 5 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Valley View, IL. The route passes Meadow Lake and Eagle Lake before reaching Round Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi669 – 738 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81682, -88.06687
Nearest town Valley View, IL
Directions
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Round Meadow Lake–Eagle Lake, 5 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 670–738 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.81682, -88.06687
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Meadow Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Eagle Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Round Meadow Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Round Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt18% gravel5% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadow Lake–Crabapple Lake Loop, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Big Rock–Eagle Lake Loop, 8 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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