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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Trail (1.0 mi) & West Branch DuPage River Trail via Southern Dupage Regional Trail 16 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Main Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Main Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Main Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Lake Carleton & Lake Harriet 5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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