Wolf's Crossing Community Park
Normantown Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Normantown Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wolf's Crossing Community Park near Wheatland Highlands, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Normantown Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 683–697 ft
Out & Back · Wolf's Crossing Community Park
Trailhead: 41.69412, -88.23228
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Normantown Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tall Grass Greenway, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Normantown Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Normantown Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tall Grass Greenway via Normantown Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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