Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Cinder Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 49 min
Cinder Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area near Robein, IL. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cinder Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 49 min
Elevation 566–663 ft
Out & Back · Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.67779, -89.50036
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Alt Creekside, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cinder Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Alt Creekside, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cinder Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Campground Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Cinder Road & TnT 3.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Cinder Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cinder Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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- Cinder Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cinder Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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