Name: Lake Defiance Trail
Rating: 4.2

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A nice loop with pleasant lake views.

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There are several places to park around the park, though this description begins from the parking area on Main Park Rd. The trail is mostly crushed limestone, but there are also several paved sections, which makes navigation simple. This trail goes around Lake Defiance, one of the larger lakes in the state park, so be sure to enjoy the lake views.

If you're looking for a longer route, be sure to check out some of the other trails in the park. Please be aware that this trail is shared with bikes.

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Land Manager: Illinois DNR - Moraine Hills State Park

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Scott Ratliff

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4.2 from 5 votes

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in Moraine Hills State Park

#3477

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4.2 from 5 votes

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in Illinois

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May 16, 2016 near Lakemoor, IL

May 16, 2016 near Lakemoor, IL

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Jun 3, 2021

M Asplund

Dec 27, 2020

Andrii Khmelkov

Sep 27, 2020

Amy S.

4mi

Aug 25, 2019

Sara Hatfield

Mar 16, 2019

Julie Vogl

Park on the east side. It has some nice hills. Great place to watch the sunset after doing the looped trails. also great runners park with 5k, 10k,… 4mi

Jul 7, 2018

Michael Zorko

Aug 20, 2017

Natalie Lee

Nice hike! Some inclines. Not too buggy. Saw someone every 10 minutes on the trail, which is nice as a SWF. 4mi

Aug 20, 2017

Brad Szywala

3.9mi

Jun 4, 2017

Annie Qiu

7.4mi

May 6, 2017

Brittany Humphrey

3.9mi

Apr 9, 2017

Brittany Humphrey

beautiful day it was in the seventies 3.4mi

Apr 1, 2017

Brittany Humphrey

beautiful first day of April 5.1mi

Aug 13, 2016

Hector Bahena

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Lake Defiance Trail

“A mostly paved/limestone trail featuring some minor hills to ultimately create a scenic outing. ”

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781' 238 m

737' 225 m

93' 28 m

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