Acre Trail–Birch Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Morton Arboretum near Lisle, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi689 – 735 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81573, -88.09445
Nearest town Lisle, IL
Directions
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Acre Trail–Birch Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Elevation 689–735 ft
Out & Back · Morton Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.81573, -88.09445
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prarie Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Acre Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Acre Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Birch Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Acre Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prarie Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% grass5% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.
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