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Searls Park

Mel Anderson Path

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Mel Anderson Path is a 4-mile out-and-back in Searls Park near Nottingham Manor, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 768 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mel Anderson Path 42.30340, -89.13345
Nearest town Nottingham Manor, IL
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Mel Anderson Path

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 714–766 ft

Out & Back · Searls Park

Trailhead: Mel Anderson Path · 42.30340, -89.13345

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mel Anderson Path, heading SE.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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/mel-anderson-path-out-back-6-km-3e6f

Trail surface

99% paved1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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