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Ballou Road Access Trail & Wauponsee Glacial Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Ballou Road Access Trail & Wauponsee Glacial Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Ballou, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 597 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ballou Road Access Trail 41.27631, -88.10495
Nearest town Ballou, IL
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Ballou Road Access Trail & Wauponsee Glacial Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 535–597 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ballou Road Access Trail · 41.27631, -88.10495

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ballou Road Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wauponsee Glacial Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miReach Ballou Road Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Ballou Road Access Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 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-8-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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