Hawthorne Hill Woods

Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Hawthorne Hill Woods near Bayberry Ridge, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 778 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72878, -88.02401
Nearest town Bayberry Ridge, IL

Directions

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Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 711–778 ft

Out & Back · Hawthorne Hill Woods

Trailhead: 41.72878, -88.02401

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftReach Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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