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Busse Forest Nature Preserve

Busse Forest Trails Red Paved

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Busse Forest Trails Red Paved is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Busse Forest Nature Preserve near Schnells Corner, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 728 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03732, -88.00105
Nearest town Schnells Corner, IL
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Busse Forest Trails Red Paved

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 705–730 ft

Out & Back · Busse Forest Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03732, -88.00105

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Busse Forest Trails Red Paved, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/busse-forest-trails-red-paved-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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