Bow Wood–Jubilee, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Bow Wood–Jubilee, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Jubilee College State Park near Kickapoo, IL. It climbs 531 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 676 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82158, -89.79748
Nearest town Kickapoo, IL
Directions
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Bow Wood–Jubilee, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 539–677 ft
Out & Back · Jubilee College State Park
Trailhead: 40.82158, -89.79748
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Picnic Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Shorty's, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bow Wood, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Log, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bow Wood, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Log, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little Devil, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Jubilee, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Park Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Ski Hill, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Little Devil, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Log, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bow Wood, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Log, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bow Wood, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shorty's, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Picnic Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:00 PM
More from this trailhead
- Jubilee & Picnic Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Bench–Bow Wood Loop, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 179 ft
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