Kris Howard Boulevard
4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Kris Howard Boulevard is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Creekside, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kris Howard Boulevard
4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 720–762 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.06014, -88.04468
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 233 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Kris Howard Boulevard, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 233 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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