Illinois trails · Swan Lake Levee Trail
Swan Lake Levee Trail
A 6.2-mile out-and-back in Illinois, with 7 ft of climbing. Reaches Taylor Lake (historical) and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Taylor Lake (historical) (lake)
- Bundy Lake (lake)
- Swan Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:02 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.4-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:04 a.m. — 8 h 29 min before sunset.