Mel Anderson Path
5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Mel Anderson Path is a 5.2-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.
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Mel Anderson Path
5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 712–766 ft
Out & Back · Searls Park
Trailhead: Mel Anderson Path · 42.30340, -89.13345
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mel Anderson Path, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Mel Anderson Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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