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 Highwood, IL. The route passes Highland Park Woods before reaching North Pond at the turnaround, 0.3 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 634–645 ft
Out & Back · The Preserve of Highland Park
Trailhead: 42.19644, -87.81875
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Half Day & Western stop 369 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Highland Park Woods.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass North Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Highland Park Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Half Day & Western stop 369 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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