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Lowden State Park

Ganymede Spring & Heckman Trail via Black Hawk Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 34 min

Ganymede Spring & Heckman Trail via Black Hawk Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Lowden State Park near Oregon, IL. The route reaches Ganymede Spring at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 824 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heckman Trail 42.03324, -89.32871
Nearest town Oregon, IL
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Ganymede Spring & Heckman Trail via Black Hawk Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 34 min

Elevation 677–823 ft

Out & Back · Lowden State Park

Trailhead: Heckman Trail · 42.03324, -89.32871

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heckman Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Black Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miReach Ganymede Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Heckman Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 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/ganymede-spring-heckman-trail-out-back-2-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Oregon, Illinois