Tamarack Lake & Fort Hill Viewpoint via Fort Hill Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Tamarack Lake & Fort Hill Viewpoint via Fort Hill Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Bridlewoods, IL. The route passes Fort Hill Viewpoint before reaching Tamarack Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tamarack Lake & Fort Hill Viewpoint via Fort Hill Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 794–836 ft
Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.27185, -88.10204
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 94% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fort Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Fort Hill Viewpoint.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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