North Bluff Trail
2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 51 min
North Bluff Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Spring Creek Preserve near Trailpark Gardens, IL. It climbs 370 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Bluff Trail
2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 51 min
Elevation 494–711 ft
Out & Back · Spring Creek Preserve
Trailhead: Mound Trail Side Path · 40.72356, -89.51675
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mound Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Fields Loop, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodland Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto North Bluff Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Fields Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Mound Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Around Mound, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Mound Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mound Trail Main Path, heading NW.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mound Trail Side Path Trailhead
- Woodland Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 386 ft
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