Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Hawthorne Hill Woods near Woodridge, IL. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail & Veterans Memorial Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 586–778 ft
Out & Back · Hawthorne Hill Woods
Trailhead: 41.76518, -88.05668
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 44 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 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.
- 3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodridge & Hobson stop 44 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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