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Friends Creek Conservation Area

Friends Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Friends Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Friends Creek Conservation Area near Newburg, IL. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 686 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01729, -88.80316
Nearest town Newburg, IL
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Friends Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 654–686 ft

Out & Back · Friends Creek Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.01729, -88.80316

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sun Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Friends Creek Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Friends Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sun Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1 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-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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