Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve

Meadowlark Trail via North Central DuPage Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min

Meadowlark Trail via North Central DuPage Regional Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Schick, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 817 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96541, -88.15020
Nearest town Schick, IL

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Meadowlark Trail via North Central DuPage Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min

Elevation 757–816 ft

Out & Back · Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.96541, -88.15020

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

63% gravel32% grass5% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead