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Meadows Park

Lowell Parkway

7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Lowell Parkway is a 7-mile out-and-back in Meadows Park near Dixon, IL. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 817 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lowell Parkway 41.85598, -89.47866
Nearest town Dixon, IL
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Lowell Parkway

7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 718–818 ft

Out & Back · Meadows Park

Trailhead: Lowell Parkway · 41.85598, -89.47866

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lowell Parkway, heading NE.
  2. 3.5 miReach Lowell Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.5 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/lowell-parkway-out-back-11-km-741d

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Dixon, Illinois