AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Keepataw Reserve

Centennial Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Centennial Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Keepataw Reserve near Welco Corners, 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 mi587 – 600 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67975, -88.03122
Nearest town Welco Corners, IL
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Centennial Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 586–599 ft

Out & Back · Keepataw Reserve

Trailhead: 41.67975, -88.03122

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Centennial Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miReach Centennial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 100 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/centennial-trail-out-back-7-km-c325

Trail surface

75% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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