Sunfish Pond–Lake Jopamaca, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Valley View, IL. The route passes Sunfish Pond, Lake Jopamaca and Lake Jopamaca. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 745 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81859, -88.08283
Nearest town Valley View, IL
Directions
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Sunfish Pond–Lake Jopamaca, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 665–743 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.81859, -88.08283
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Trail Loop 2, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Trail Loop 1, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Sunfish Pond.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Jopamaca.
- 50 ftReach Sunfish Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miPass Lake Jopamaca.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Main Trail Loop 1 and 2, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail Loop 2, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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