Hathaway Island & Hoover Forest Preserve Viewpoint
1.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 33 min
Hathaway Island & Hoover Forest Preserve Viewpoint is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Hoover Forest Preserve near Fox, IL. The route passes Hoover Forest Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Hathaway Island at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hathaway Island & Hoover Forest Preserve Viewpoint
1.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 33 min
Elevation 602–652 ft
Out & Back · Hoover Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.63249, -88.47726
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 62° · precip 99% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Hoover Forest Preserve Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Hathaway Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint 3.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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