AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Swan Lake & Constitution Trail Southtown Branch

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Swan Lake & Constitution Trail Southtown Branch is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Colonial Meadows, IL. The route reaches Swan Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 840 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46292, -88.92988
Nearest town Colonial Meadows, IL
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Swan Lake & Constitution Trail Southtown Branch

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 822–841 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.46292, -88.92988

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miPass Swan Lake.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Southtown Branch, heading N.
  7. 1 miReach Swan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/swan-lake-constitution-trail-southtown-branch-out-back-4-km-8334

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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