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Meadows Park

Lowell Parkway

6.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Lowell Parkway is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Meadows Park near Dixon, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 817 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86652, -89.48573
Nearest town Dixon, IL
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Lowell Parkway

6.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 749–818 ft

Out & Back · Meadows Park

Trailhead: 41.86652, -89.48573

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Lowell Parkway, heading N.
  3. 2.7 miReach Lowell Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.7 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-f99b

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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