AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Babbs Hollow

2.2 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 56 min

Babbs Hollow is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Chautauqua, IL. The route reaches Babbs Hollow at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 673 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96751, -90.38017
Nearest town Chautauqua, IL
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Babbs Hollow

2.2 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 56 min

Elevation 462–673 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.96751, -90.38017

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Babbs Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/babbs-hollow-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 0 min before dark.

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