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Messenger Woods Nature Preserve

Messenger Woods trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Messenger Woods trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Messenger Woods Nature Preserve near Hadley, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 719 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Messenger Woods trail 41.57441, -87.95256
Nearest town Hadley, IL
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Messenger Woods trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 669–719 ft

Out & Back · Messenger Woods Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Messenger Woods trail · 41.57441, -87.95256

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Messenger Woods trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Messenger Woods trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 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/messenger-woods-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Hadley, Illinois