Glacial Park Conservation Area
Camelback Kame & Glacial Park Conservation Area Viewpoint
5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Camelback Kame & Glacial Park Conservation Area Viewpoint is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Glacial Park Conservation Area near Ringwood, IL. The route passes Camelback Kame before reaching Glacial Park Conservation Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Camelback Kame & Glacial Park Conservation Area Viewpoint
5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 772–847 ft
Out & Back · Glacial Park Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.42238, -88.30695
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Camelback Kame.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Glacial Park Conservation Area Viewpoint.
- 100 ftReach Camelback Kame, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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