Dining Hall Trail & West Ridge Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 50 min
Dining Hall Trail & West Ridge Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Hermon, IL. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dining Hall Trail & West Ridge Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 50 min
Elevation 539–644 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Apples Way · 40.71589, -90.31878
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start on Apples Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Trail To South/North Ridge, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto South Ridge Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ingersoll Dining Hall Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Ridge Exit, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Dining Hall Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Ridge Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Dining Hall Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dining Hall Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto South Ridge Exit, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ingersoll Dining Hall Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto South Ridge Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Trail To South/North Ridge, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Apples Way, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.
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