Hampshire Forest Preserve

Bobolink Loop Trail & Hickory Hollow Loop Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Bobolink Loop Trail & Hickory Hollow Loop Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Hampshire Forest Preserve near Allens Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,020 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10719, -88.48880
Nearest town Allens Corners, IL

Directions

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Bobolink Loop Trail & Hickory Hollow Loop Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 983–1,020 ft

Out & Back · Hampshire Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.10719, -88.48880

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Songbird Loop Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto Hickory Hollow Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.6 miReach Hickory Hollow Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Songbird Loop Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead