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Raceway Woods Forest Preserve

Gooseberry–The Woods, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 43 min

Gooseberry–The Woods, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Raceway Woods Forest Preserve near Sleepy Hollow, IL. The route passes Gooseberry and The Woods before reaching Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 915 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11399, -88.31569
Nearest town Sleepy Hollow, IL
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Gooseberry–The Woods, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 43 min

Elevation 832–917 ft

Out & Back · Raceway Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.11399, -88.31569

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 13% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Raceway Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Raceway Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Field Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Doane's Hill, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Wood's Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miPass The Woods.
  23. 50 ftPass Scenic Overlook.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftReach Gooseberry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doane's Hill, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Field Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Raceway Trail, heading SW.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  35. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftSharp right onto Raceway Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  45. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 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/gooseberry-out-back

Trail surface

55% dirt3% paved42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F57°
Precip13%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity80%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Tue 60°52°
Wed 63°53°
Thu 66°57°
Fri 68°55°
Sat 63°51°
Sun 63°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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