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Pleasant Valley

Horse trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 43 min

Horse trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Pleasant Valley near Coyne, IL. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 906 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24534, -88.45549
Nearest town Coyne, IL
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Horse trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 43 min

Elevation 844–904 ft

Out & Back · Pleasant Valley

Trailhead: 42.24534, -88.45549

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horse trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miReach Horse trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 450 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/horse-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

21% grass6% gravel3% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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