Birky Pond–Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Birky Pond–Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Park near Cardinal Court, IL. The route reaches Birky Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Birky Pond–Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 792–836 ft
Out & Back · Maxwell Park
Trailhead: 40.52024, -89.02143
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Birky Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Country Financial Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Birky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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