Sand Lake via Millennium Trail
12 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Sand Lake via Millennium Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Lambs Corners, IL. The route reaches Sand Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Lake via Millennium Trail
12 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 751–802 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37827, -87.96475
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Sand Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Sand Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Millennium Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Millennium Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Marsh–Millenium Trail, 3 sights 11 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Highland Lake–Cherry Lake, 3 lakes 13.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Millennium Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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