Skokie Lagoon #5–Skokie Lagoon #4, 4 lakes
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Skokie Lagoon #5–Skokie Lagoon #4, 4 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Skokie Lagoons Central near Willowbrook Acres, IL. The route passes Skokie Lagoon #4, Skokie Lagoon #5 and Skokie Lagoon #6 before reaching Skokie Lagoon #7 at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Skokie Lagoon #5–Skokie Lagoon #4, 4 lakes
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 623–642 ft
Out & Back · Skokie Lagoons Central
Trailhead: 42.12157, -87.76958
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Skokie Lagoon #4.
- 50 ftPass Skokie Lagoon #5.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Branch Black Paved Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Skokie Lagoon #6.
- 0.5 miReach Skokie Lagoon #5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Skokie Lagoon #7.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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