Mulberry & serviceberry

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Mulberry & serviceberry is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Lake in the Hills, IL. The route passes Mulberry before reaching serviceberry at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 915 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17108, -88.33616
Nearest town Lake in the Hills, IL

Directions

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Mulberry & serviceberry

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 866–915 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.17108, -88.33616

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Randall & Huntington/Bunker Hill stop 251 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftPass Mulberry.
  10. 0.4 miReach Mulberry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftPass serviceberry.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 350 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

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Randall & Huntington/Bunker Hill stop 251 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead