Edgewood Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Edgewood Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Creekside, IL. The route reaches Edgewood Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 758 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06014, -88.04468
Nearest town Creekside, IL

Directions

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Edgewood Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 719–758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.06014, -88.04468

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 233 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miReach Edgewood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% paved2% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 233 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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