Illinois trails · Clear Lake Trail
Clear Lake Trail
A 2.9-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 77 ft of climbing. Reaches Clear Pond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Clear Pond (lake)
- Emerald Pond (lake)
Getting there
Out and Back Trail access. About 50 min drive (33 mi) from Champaign. 40.14727, -87.73027 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 6:13 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:11 a.m. — 9 h 01 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- North Riverview Trail — 0.8 mi