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Fairview Park

Birky Pond & Country Financial Trail via Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Birky Pond & Country Financial Trail via Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Fairview Park near Cardinal Court, IL. The route reaches Birky Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 833 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cardinal Court 40.51665, -89.00012
Nearest town Cardinal Court, IL
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Birky Pond & Country Financial Trail via Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 805–835 ft

Out & Back · Fairview Park

Trailhead: Cardinal Court · 40.51665, -89.00012

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Gregory & Adelaide stop 112 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cardinal Court, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Gregory Street, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading N.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 500 ftPass Birky Pond.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Country Financial Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftReach Birky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Gregory Street, heading S.
  13. 450 ftSharp left onto Cardinal Court, heading S.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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/birky-pond-birky-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-3558

Trail surface

92% paved5% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Gregory & Adelaide stop 112 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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