Cedar Trail & Hickory Trail via Walnut Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Cedar Trail & Hickory Trail via Walnut Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Witkowsky State Wildlife Area near Rodden, IL. It climbs 946 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar Trail & Hickory Trail via Walnut Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 718–999 ft
Out & Back · Witkowsky State Wildlife Area
Trailhead: Cedar Trail · 42.29408, -90.34351
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Walnut Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hickory Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Cedar Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Walnut Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Cedar Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cedar Trail Trailhead
- Cedar Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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