Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
Shabbona Lake & Tomahawk Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28 min
Shabbona Lake & Tomahawk Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area near Shabbona Grove, IL. The route reaches Shabbona Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Shabbona Lake & Tomahawk Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28 min
Elevation 838–864 ft
Out & Back · Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Tomahawk Trail · 41.73597, -88.86332
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tomahawk Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Shabbona Lake.
- 0.6 miReach Shabbona Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tomahawk Trail Trailhead
- Shabbona Lake–Arrowhead Trail, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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