Historic Oswego Drag Raceway

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Historic Oswego Drag Raceway is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Lynwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 659 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68850, -88.40558
Nearest town Lynwood, IL

Directions

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Historic Oswego Drag Raceway

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 642–658 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68850, -88.40558

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miReach Historic Oswego Drag Raceway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead