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Babbs Hollow

4.5 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Babbs Hollow is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Elsah, IL. The route reaches Babbs Hollow at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 524 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 673 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.95708, -90.35949
Nearest town Elsah, IL
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Babbs Hollow

4.5 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 443–673 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.95708, -90.35949

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Babbs Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miArrive 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-7-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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