Lake Trail
Illinois
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
374 ft
Gain
29 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Shawnee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 374 ft
- Elevation loss
- 325 ft
- Highest point
- 680 ft
- Lowest point
- 586 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this trail
Lake Trail is a 0.90-mile loop in Illinois with 374 feet of elevation gain and a max elevation of 680 feet.
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