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.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 663 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.67779, -89.50036
Nearest town Robein, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Alt Creekside, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Cinder Road, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miBear left onto Alt Creekside, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Cinder Road, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Campground Trail, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 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

20% dirt3% gravel1% grass76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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.

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