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Busse Forest Nature Preserve

Busse Forest Trails Red Paved

4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Busse Forest Trails Red Paved is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Busse Forest Nature Preserve near Schnells Corner, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 728 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03281, -88.00743
Nearest town Schnells Corner, IL
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Busse Forest Trails Red Paved

4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 691–730 ft

Out & Back · Busse Forest Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03281, -88.00743

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. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Busse Forest Trails Red Paved, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftArrive 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-8-km

Trail surface

68% paved29% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Schnells Corner, Illinois