Ballard Fishing Pond & Bluestem Trail Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Ballard Fishing Pond & Bluestem Trail Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Ballard Nature Center near East Meadows, IL. The route reaches Ballard Fishing Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ballard Fishing Pond & Bluestem Trail Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 558–603 ft
Loop · Ballard Nature Center
Trailhead: 39.05688, -88.70754
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Ballard Fishing Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluestem Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto DRAFT, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Second Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Bluestem Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Fox Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Savanna Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bluestem Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
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