Spring Lake & Willow Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min
Spring Lake & Willow Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Frontenac, IL. The route passes Spring Lake and Willow Lake. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Lake & Willow Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min
Elevation 682–744 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75854, -88.23061
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: New York & Frontenac stop 323 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Spring Lake.
- 50 ftPass Willow Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: New York & Frontenac stop 323 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadowview Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Meadowview Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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