Illinois trails · North Fork Trail
North Fork Trail
A 5.0-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 66 ft of climbing. Reaches Clinton Anglers Lakes.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 357 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Clinton Anglers Lakes (lake)
Getting there
North Fork Trail access — parking nearby. About 23 min drive (11 mi) from Clinton. 40.22321, -88.82156 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:44 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.9-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:49 a.m. — 7 h 28 min before sunset.