Atwood Park & Lodge

Atwood Park & Lodge Beach & Blackhawk via Founder's 56

2.1 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 44 min

Atwood Park & Lodge Beach & Blackhawk via Founder's 56 is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Atwood Park & Lodge near Mancuso Village Park, IL. The route reaches Atwood Park & Lodge Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 774 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17910, -89.06548
Nearest town Mancuso Village Park, IL

Directions

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Atwood Park & Lodge Beach & Blackhawk via Founder's 56

2.1 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 44 min

Elevation 691–773 ft

Out & Back · Atwood Park & Lodge

Trailhead: 42.17910, -89.06548

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Founder's 56, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Suspension bridge, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Daisy Cutter, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blackhawk, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftReach Atwood Park & Lodge Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Daisy Cutter, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Suspension bridge, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Founder's 56, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% dirt12% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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