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Schiller Woods South Preserve

Hidden Hill via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Hidden Hill via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Schiller Woods South Preserve near Franklin Park, IL. The route reaches Hidden Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 630 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93755, -87.84920
Nearest town Franklin Park, IL
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Hidden Hill via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 616–630 ft

Out & Back · Schiller Woods South Preserve

Trailhead: 41.93755, -87.84920

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftReach Hidden Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 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/hidden-hill-out-back

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Hikes near Franklin Park, Illinois