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Edgewood Pond via Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Edgewood Pond via Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Hoffman Estates, IL. The route reaches Edgewood Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 791 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.08036, -88.07833
Nearest town Hoffman Estates, IL
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Edgewood Pond via Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 719–790 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.08036, -88.07833

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

Transit-accessible: Harper College stop 478 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miReach Edgewood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/edgewood-pond-out-back-6-km-8736

Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Harper College stop 478 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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