Creekbend Trail & North Ring Route
2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min
Creekbend Trail & North Ring Route is a 2-mile out-and-back in Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve near Knoll Creek West, IL. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Creekbend Trail & North Ring Route
2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min
Elevation 721–828 ft
Out & Back · Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.92140, -88.34724
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ring Route, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto School Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Creekbend Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Creekbend Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto North Ring Route, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Randall Road Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Ring Route, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chicago Great Western Railway & North Ring Route 4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Knoll Creek West, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Knoll Creek West, Illinois