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.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 705 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cinder Road 40.68483, -89.47366
Nearest town Beverly Manor, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Cinder Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Back Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Whistler, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Schroll's, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miPass Farmdale Reservoir.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Campground Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Alt Creekside, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Creekside (not) to Trackstand, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Alt Creekside, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Creekside to Trackstand, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Alt Creekside, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Track Stand, heading E.
  29. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto Cinder Road, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miContinue straight onto TnT, heading S.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cinder Road, heading SE.
  33. 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.

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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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