Buffalo Creek Reservoir via Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Buffalo Creek Reservoir via Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve near Buffalo Grove, IL. The route reaches Buffalo Creek Reservoir. 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 Reservoir via Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 685–717 ft
Out & Back · Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.15971, -87.98010
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Buffalo Creek Reservoir.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Buffalo Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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