Highland Park Woods & North Pond
1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min
Highland Park Woods & North Pond is a 1-mile out-and-back in The Preserve of Highland Park near Briergate Station, IL. The route passes North Pond before reaching Highland Park Woods at the turnaround, 0.4 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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Highland Park Woods & North Pond
1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min
Elevation 634–646 ft
Out & Back · The Preserve of Highland Park
Trailhead: 42.19171, -87.82309
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Ave West & Brook Estates stop 397 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass North Pond.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Highland Park Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Ave West & Brook Estates stop 397 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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