AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Duck Creek Cooling Pond

2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min

Duck Creek Cooling Pond is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Dunfermline, IL. The route reaches Duck Creek Cooling Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 600 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46120, -89.99270
Nearest town Dunfermline, IL
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Duck Creek Cooling Pond

2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min

Elevation 565–600 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.46120, -89.99270

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miReach Duck Creek Cooling Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-creek-cooling-pond-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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