Fairview Park

Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Fairview Park near Cardinal Court, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 830 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch 40.51383, -88.99964
Nearest town Cardinal Court, IL

Directions

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Cardinal Court & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 779–831 ft

Out & Back · Fairview Park

Trailhead: Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch · 40.51383, -88.99964

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Tri-Towers stop 164 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cardinal Court, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Gregory Street, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading NW.
  6. 1 miReach Cardinal Court, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Gregory Street, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cardinal Court, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tri-Towers stop 164 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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