Founder's 56 Loop
2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 42 min
Founder's 56 Loop is a 2-mile loop in Atwood Park & Lodge near Greenridge Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Founder's 56 Loop
2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 42 min
Elevation 694–803 ft
Loop · Atwood Park & Lodge
Trailhead: Marge's Trail · 42.18226, -89.05459
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start on Marge's Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Founder's 56, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Founder's 56, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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