BPP 6
2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 45 min
BPP 6 is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Black Partridge Park near Metamora, IL. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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BPP 6
2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 45 min
Elevation 687–783 ft
Out & Back · Black Partridge Park
Trailhead: BPP 1 · 40.79952, -89.38412
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto BPP 1, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto BPP 2, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto BPP 1, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto BPP 2, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto BPP, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto BPP 3, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto BPP 5, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto BPP 6, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto BPP 5, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto BPP 3, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto BPP, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto BPP 2, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto BPP 1, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto BPP 2, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto BPP 1, heading SE.
- 150 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from BPP 1 Trailhead
- BPP 6 2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- BPP 2–BPP 6, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- BPP 2–BPP 3 Loop, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 182 ft
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