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Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Night Heron Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Night Heron Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Fullersburg, IL. The route reaches Night Heron Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 653 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81962, -87.92744
Nearest town Fullersburg, IL
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Night Heron Viewpoint & Night Heron Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 636–653 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.81962, -87.92744

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Flat Bridge, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Riverbend Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Night Heron Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Night Heron Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Riverbend Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Flat Bridge, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Night Heron Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftArrive 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/night-heron-viewpoint-night-heron-trail-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Trail surface

53% gravel35% paved2% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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