AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Locust Road

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Locust Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Lee, IL. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 948 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Locust Road 41.80417, -88.98020
Nearest town Lee, IL
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Locust Road

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Elevation 910–949 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Locust Road · 41.80417, -88.98020

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start on Locust Road, heading N.
  2. 1 miReach Locust Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 miArrive 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/locust-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.

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