Bjork's Falls & High Ridge Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Bjork's Falls & High Ridge Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Ferne Clyffe State Park near Lick Creek, IL. The route reaches Bjork's Falls at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 420 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bjork's Falls & High Ridge Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 433–669 ft
Out & Back · Ferne Clyffe State Park
Trailhead: High Ridge Trail · 37.53703, -89.03594
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto River To River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bjork's Falls Shortcut, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Bjork's Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River To River Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from High Ridge Trail Trailhead
- High Ridge Trail–River To River Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Big Buck Creek Trail–High Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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