AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Eagle Creek State Park

Chief Illini Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Chief Illini Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Eagle Creek State Park near Findlay, IL. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 666 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49184, -88.71846
Nearest town Findlay, IL
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Chief Illini Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 606–667 ft

Out & Back · Eagle Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.49184, -88.71846

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chief Illini Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.3 miReach Chief Illini Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miArrive 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/chief-illini-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Findlay, Illinois