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Tipton Park

Tipton Lake & Tipton Pond via Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch

5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Tipton Lake & Tipton Pond via Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Tipton Park near Normal, IL. The route passes Tipton Pond before reaching Tipton Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. 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 mi778 – 814 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50250, -88.97915
Nearest town Normal, IL
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Tipton Lake & Tipton Pond via Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch

5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 778–814 ft

Out & Back · Tipton Park

Trailhead: 40.50250, -88.97915

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Vernon Stables stop 265 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miPass Tipton Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Tipton Lake.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftReach Tipton Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 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/tipton-lake-tipton-pond-out-back-4-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

97% paved1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vernon Stables stop 265 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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