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North Branch Conservation Area

Hebron Trail via McHenry County Prairie Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Hebron Trail via McHenry County Prairie Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in North Branch Conservation Area near Richmond, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 846 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47081, -88.30675
Nearest town Richmond, IL
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Hebron Trail via McHenry County Prairie Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 794–846 ft

Out & Back · North Branch Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.47081, -88.30675

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Hebron Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.6 miReach Hebron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hebron-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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