Illinois trails · Lakefront Trail
Lakefront Trail
A 8.5-mile loop in Illinois, with 18 ft of climbing. Reaches Fullerton Beach and other beach/lake/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 8.6 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fullerton Beach (beach)
- Oak Street Beach (beach)
- North Avenue Beach (beach)
- Clarendon Beach (historical) (beach)
- Ardmore Hollywood Beach (beach)
- South Lagoon (lake)
- Wilson Beach (beach)
- Lincoln Park Passerelle Viewpoint (viewpoint)
Getting there
Lakefront Trail Connector access — parking nearby, water. About 17 min drive (8 mi) from Chicago. 41.89346, -87.61401 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.5-mile route takes roughly 3 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:11 a.m. — 7 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lincoln Park Fitness Course + Fullerton Avenue Access Path + Lakefront Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 43 ft gain
- Lincoln Park Fitness Course + Fullerton Avenue Access Path + Lakefront Trail — 2.1 mi loop, 45 ft gain
- Lincoln Park Fitness Course + Lakefront Trail Connector + Lakefront Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 35 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lincoln Park Fitness Course — 1.4 mi
- Salt Creek Greenway — 18.2 mi
- Tan Single Track Trail — 18.5 mi
- Blue Single Track Trail — 19.1 mi