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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Historic Oswego Drag Raceway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 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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Weather
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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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