Lake Harriet & Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Lake Harriet & Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Hawthorne Hill Woods near Woodridge, IL. The route reaches Lake Harriet at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Harriet & Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 711–758 ft
Out & Back · Hawthorne Hill Woods
Trailhead: 41.73577, -88.05140
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hawthorne Hill Woods Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Harriet.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Lake Harriet, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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