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Fourth Lake Forest Preserve

Sand Lake via Millennium Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Sand Lake via Millennium Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Lindenhurst, IL. The route reaches Sand Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 804 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40935, -88.01048
Nearest town Lindenhurst, IL
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Sand Lake via Millennium Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 764–803 ft

Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.40935, -88.01048

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 61° · precip 86% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miPass Sand Lake.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Sand Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sand-lake-out-back-f6f0

Trail surface

47% paved30% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F61°
Precip86%Wind13 mphUV0Humidity88%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 33% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 67% rain5 AM: 82% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 86% rain8 AM: 74% rain9 AM: 83% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 64% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 53% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 26% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:55 PM
Mon 62°55°
Tue 59°53°
Wed 64°52°
Thu 63°57°
Fri 66°54°
Sat 61°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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