Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Hawthorne Hill Woods near Heritage Creek, IL. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 649–747 ft
Out & Back · Hawthorne Hill Woods
Trailhead: 41.75758, -88.08390
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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