Clear Creek Knolls
3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Clear Creek Knolls is a 3-mile out-and-back in Nachusa Grasslands near Lost Nation, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Clear Creek Knolls
3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 705–780 ft
Out & Back · Nachusa Grasslands
Trailhead: Clear Creek Knolls · 41.90511, -89.34066
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Clear Creek Knolls, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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