Anthony Adams tree–Half Day Pond, 5 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Anthony Adams tree–Half Day Pond, 5 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Half Day Forest Preserve near Del Mar Woods, IL. The route passes Prairie Wolf Slough and Half Day Pond before reaching Anthony Adams tree at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Anthony Adams tree–Half Day Pond, 5 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 637–696 ft
Out & Back · Half Day Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.19798, -87.85796
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Prairie Wolf Slough.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Half Day Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Anthony Adams tree.
- 0.2 miReach Anthony Adams tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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