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Ballou Road Access Trail & Wauponsee Glacial Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Ballou Road Access Trail & Wauponsee Glacial Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Symerton, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 646 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wauponsee Glacial Trail 41.32892, -88.05221
Nearest town Symerton, IL
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Ballou Road Access Trail & Wauponsee Glacial Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 590–646 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wauponsee Glacial Trail · 41.32892, -88.05221

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wauponsee Glacial Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.6 miTurn right onto Ballou Road Access Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miReach Wauponsee Glacial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wauponsee Glacial Trail, heading E.
  5. 4.6 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/ballou-road-access-trail-wauponsee-glacial-trail-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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