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Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area

Cinder Road & TnT

3.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Cinder Road & TnT is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area near Farmdale, IL. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 633 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.67659, -89.50020
Nearest town Farmdale, IL
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Cinder Road & TnT

3.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 566–633 ft

Out & Back · Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.67659, -89.50020

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Alt Creekside, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Cinder Road, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto TnT, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinder Road, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miReach TnT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto TnT, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinder Road, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miBear left onto Alt Creekside, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cinder Road, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Campground Trail, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cinder-road-tnt-out-back-5-km-a92e

Trail surface

11% dirt2% gravel1% grass86% 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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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