Taylor Lake & Banana Lake via Millennium Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 57 min
Taylor Lake & Banana Lake via Millennium Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Bridlewoods, IL. The route passes Banana Lake before reaching Taylor Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Taylor Lake & Banana Lake via Millennium Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 57 min
Elevation 830–903 ft
Out & Back · Lakewood Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.25388, -88.09310
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 60° · precip 95% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Banana Lake.
- 0.4 miReach Taylor Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Millennium Sunset Point & Banana Lake via Millennium Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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