Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Hedgewood, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Elevation 785–823 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.49896, -88.93487
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Rainbow & Vladimir stop 105 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto General Electric Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rainbow & Vladimir stop 105 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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