AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fondulac Reservoir

2.4 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 51 min

Fondulac Reservoir is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Robein, IL. The route reaches Fondulac Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 673 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.69470, -89.51727
Nearest town Robein, IL
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Fondulac Reservoir

2.4 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 51 min

Elevation 588–674 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.69470, -89.51727

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Fondulac Reservoir.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftReach Fondulac Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 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/fondulac-reservoir-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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