Third Lake & Millennium Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Third Lake & Millennium Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Fourth Lake Forest Preserve near Third Lake, IL. The route reaches Third Lake. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Third Lake & Millennium Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 758–799 ft
Out & Back · Fourth Lake Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37495, -88.01867
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Third Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Third Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, 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 3.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fourth Lake–Third Lake, 3 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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