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Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Hickory Trail via Walnut Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Hickory Trail via Walnut Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Witkowsky State Wildlife Area near Winston, IL. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 27 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 miReach Hickory Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Walnut Trail, heading N.
  6. 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-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

91% dirt9% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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