#7 - Lillie Park South Trails Loop
Lillie ParkLength: 2.5 mi • Est. 1 h
The south trails at Lillie Park offer nice bird viewing and a little bit of woods. With the various cutoffs available, it is easy to make a visit into an easy 3-mile or more hike without retracing your steps. The boardwalk sections across the pond close in the wintertime. If it has been dry, or if you have waterproof shoes, take the extra loop through Johnson Preserve to the south for a neat little, but possibly wet, woods.
Accessibility: There is a paved parking lot off Platt Road on the west side of the trail, but it is unclear if there are designated accessible spaces. The trail surface appears to be paved near the beginning and then appears to turn into packed gravel, dirt, and some wooden boardwalks with edge barriers and typically at least 3 feet wide. The estimated grade is mostly gentle (5% or less), except for some moderately steep (5-8%) sections at about 0.3 miles downhill, 0.6 miles uphill, 1.6 miles downhill, and 1.8 miles uphill. All-terrain tires or motorized equipment may be needed for the surface type and grade.
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