AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Springs Conservation Area

Lookout Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 49 min

Lookout Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Rock Springs Conservation Area near Bulldog Crossing, IL. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 719 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82139, -89.00059
Nearest town Bulldog Crossing, IL
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Lookout Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 49 min

Elevation 618–718 ft

Out & Back · Rock Springs Conservation Area

Trailhead: 39.82139, -89.00059

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miReach Lookout Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 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/lookout-trail-out-back-4-km-aba5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 0 min before dark.

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