Tipton Lake & Eagle Creek Retention Pond via Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch
2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min
Tipton Lake & Eagle Creek Retention Pond via Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Tipton Park near Barnes, IL. The route passes Eagle Creek Retention Pond before reaching Tipton Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tipton Lake & Eagle Creek Retention Pond via Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch
2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min
Elevation 800–853 ft
Out & Back · Tipton Park
Trailhead: Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch · 40.50284, -88.90349
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 45% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch, heading W.
- 1.1 miPass Eagle Creek Retention Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Tipton Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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