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Friends Creek Conservation Area

Friends Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Friends Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Friends Creek Conservation Area near Newburg, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 686 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02628, -88.78360
Nearest town Newburg, IL
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Friends Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 656–685 ft

Out & Back · Friends Creek Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.02628, -88.78360

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sun Trail, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Friends Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miReach Friends Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sun Trail, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 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/friends-creek-trail-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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