Lake Isabelle Trail heads west from the trailhead as a mowed lane through a farm field, crosses Zahn Drain and then cuts across another farm field. In between them native grasses have been planted to serve as a buffer to the adjacent woodlands and waterways and provide food and shelter for wildlife.

At Mile 0.25 you arrive at the junction with the Woodland Loop Trail. Head north (right) to continue skirting the field and north (right) again at the next junction to follow the Oak Knoll Loop Trail. Oak Knoll is a 0.6-mile loop with most of it skirting another farm field. But at Mile 0.6 of this hike you do swing into the upland forest to climb the small knoll where you can look down into the trees on three sides of you.

Oak Knoll leads you back to the farm field. You re-enter the woods by heading right (south) at the next junction to continue on the Woodland Loop Trail, a true foot path here. Within 200 hundred yards Woodland Loop breaks out to swing east and skirt a farm field before arriving at a junction with Lake Isabelle Trail at Mile 1.2.

This is by far the most interesting stretch of the hike as you head south (right) and follow an old two-track through dark, greenish hardwood swamp, reaching the lake at Mile 1.4. There is no observation deck or boardwalk at the lake, the trail simply ends here as a cul-de-sac of sorts. The lake’s marshy shoreline makes it difficult to skirt it for a better view of the water but you can see most of it from the north end, including any waterfowl or birds that might be feeding there at the time.

The final leg of the trek is backtracking Lake Isabelle Trail to the trailhead on Parker Road.