Sullivan Lake–Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Volo Bog State Natural Area near Palm Beach, IL. The route passes Eye of the Bog, Sullivan Lake and Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi751 – 794 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35255, -88.18831
Nearest town Palm Beach, IL
Directions
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Sullivan Lake–Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint, 4 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 753–793 ft
Out & Back · Volo Bog State Natural Area
Trailhead: 42.35255, -88.18831
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Eye of the Bog.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deerpath Trail Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Sullivan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading NE.
- 1.7 miPass Sullivan Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Volo Bog Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Eye of the Bog–Prairie Ridge Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Volo Bog State Natural Area Viewpoint–Eye of the Bog, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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