Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve–Children & Elders Forest Winter Hill Grove, 3 groves
1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min
Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve–Children & Elders Forest Winter Hill Grove, 3 groves is a 1-mile out-and-back in Ewing Park near Greenbriar, IL. The route passes Woodland Garden and Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve before reaching Children & Elders Forest Winter Hill Grove at the turnaround, 0.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve–Children & Elders Forest Winter Hill Grove, 3 groves
1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min
Elevation 772–815 ft
Out & Back · Ewing Park
Trailhead: 40.49548, -88.96375
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Towanda & Cherrywood stop 91 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Woodland Garden.
- 50 ftPass Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Children & Elders Forest Winter Hill Grove.
- 0.2 miReach Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Towanda & Cherrywood stop 91 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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