Helm Woods Forest Preserve Sunset Point & Private Utility Drive
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Helm Woods Forest Preserve Sunset Point & Private Utility Drive is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Helm Woods Forest Preserve near Carpentersville, IL. The route reaches Helm Woods Forest Preserve Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helm Woods Forest Preserve Sunset Point & Private Utility Drive
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 904–943 ft
Out & Back · Helm Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.12302, -88.24791
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Helm Woods Forest Preserve Sunset Point.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Private Utility Drive, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Helm Woods Forest Preserve Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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