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Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Hickory Trail & Oak Trail via Walnut Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Hickory Trail & Oak Trail via Walnut Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Witkowsky State Wildlife Area near Winston, IL. It climbs 845 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walnut Trail 42.32044, -90.36250
Nearest town Winston, IL
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Hickory Trail & Oak Trail via Walnut Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 718–1,017 ft

Out & Back · Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Walnut Trail · 42.32044, -90.36250

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Walnut Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right onto Hickory Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Oak Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miReach Hickory Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hickory Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walnut Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miArrive 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/hickory-trail-oak-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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