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Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve

Sterling Lake & Blue Loop Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Sterling Lake & Blue Loop Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve near Rosecrans, IL. The route passes Sterling Lake and Sterling Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 682 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Loop 42.47316, -87.94455
Nearest town Rosecrans, IL
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Sterling Lake & Blue Loop Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 668–681 ft

Loop · Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Blue Loop · 42.47316, -87.94455

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue Loop, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Sterling Lake.
  3. 0.2 miPass Sterling Lake.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/sterling-lake-loop

Trail surface

93% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Rosecrans, Illinois