Walnut Point Lake & Whispering Pines Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Walnut Point Lake & Whispering Pines Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Walnut Point State Park near Oakland, IL. The route reaches Walnut Point Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 659 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Whispering Pines Trail 39.69592, -88.03716
Nearest town Oakland, IL
Directions
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Walnut Point Lake & Whispering Pines Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 626–659 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Point State Park
Trailhead: Whispering Pines Trail · 39.69592, -88.03716
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Whispering Pines Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Walnut Point Lake.
- 1 miReach Walnut Point Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM
More from Whispering Pines Trail Trailhead
- Walnut Point Lake–Observatory Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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