Wetfoot Lake via CAMBr Yellow Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Wetfoot Lake via CAMBr Yellow Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Paul Douglas Forest Preserve near Hoffman Estates, IL. The route reaches Wetfoot Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wetfoot Lake via CAMBr Yellow Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 753–813 ft
Out & Back · Paul Douglas Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.07973, -88.07886
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Harper College stop 527 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Wetfoot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Harper College stop 527 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- CAMBr Yellow Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Edgewood Pond via Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Peregrine Lake & Kris Howard Boulevard Loop via Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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