Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Back Trail–Cinder Road, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Back Trail–Cinder Road, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area near Beverly Manor, IL. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Back Trail–Cinder Road, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 571–705 ft
Out & Back · Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Trailhead: Cinder Road · 40.68483, -89.47366
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start on Cinder Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Back Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Whistler, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schroll's, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cinder Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto TnT, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinder Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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