Hummingbird Lane & Valley Road via Pilcher Interpretive Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 58 min
Hummingbird Lane & Valley Road via Pilcher Interpretive Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Pilcher Park near Cherry Hill, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hummingbird Lane & Valley Road via Pilcher Interpretive Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 58 min
Elevation 596–680 ft
Out & Back · Pilcher Park
Trailhead: 41.53259, -88.02192
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Hummingbird Lane, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Pilcher Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Hummingbird Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pilcher Interpretive Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hummingbird Lane, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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