Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch
4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch is a 4-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Park near Bloomington Heights, 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 Collegiate Branch
4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 777–836 ft
Out & Back · Maxwell Park
Trailhead: 40.50964, -89.02808
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Parkside & College stop 607 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Parkside & College stop 607 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Birky Pond & Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch 5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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