Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve near Pinehurst Manor, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 742–765 ft
Out & Back · Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.15547, -88.02548
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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