Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Farmdale Reservoir–Alt Creekside Loop, 7 sights
5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Farmdale Reservoir–Alt Creekside Loop, 7 sights is a 5-mile loop in Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area near Beverly Manor, IL. The route reaches Farmdale Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farmdale Reservoir–Alt Creekside Loop, 7 sights
5 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 566–705 ft
Loop · Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area
Trailhead: Cinder Road · 40.68483, -89.47366
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start on Cinder Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Back Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Whistler, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schroll's, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Farmdale Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Campground Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Alt Creekside, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Creekside (not) to Trackstand, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alt Creekside, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creekside to Trackstand, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Alt Creekside, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Track Stand, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto TnT, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cinder Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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