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Illinois trails · Little Cedar Lake

Little Cedar Lake

A 2.1-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 92 ft of climbing. Reaches Cedar Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
2.1 mi
Elevation gain
92 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+86 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

456 – 548 ft12

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.1 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Little Cedar Lake

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

LITTLE CEDAR LAKE access. 37.59482, -89.30573 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:26 a.m. and sets at 7:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:54 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:05 a.m. — 11 h 23 min before sunset.

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