Ganymede Spring & Black Hawk Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 38 min
Ganymede Spring & Black Hawk Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Lowden State Park near Oregon, IL. The route reaches Ganymede Spring. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ganymede Spring & Black Hawk Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 38 min
Elevation 677–827 ft
Out & Back · Lowden State Park
Trailhead: 42.03424, -89.33299
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Black Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Ganymede Spring.
- 0.6 miReach Ganymede Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Margaret Fuller Island–Ganymede Spring, 3 groves 1.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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