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North Viewpoint & Blue via North Loop Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 1 hr 36 min

North Viewpoint & Blue via North Loop Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Michael, IL. The route reaches North Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 611 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 696 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green 39.26778, -90.62312
Nearest town Michael, IL
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North Viewpoint & Blue via North Loop Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 441–696 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Green · 39.26778, -90.62312

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Green, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Blue, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto North Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Skip Anderson Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach North Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Skip Anderson Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto North Loop Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading S.
  16. 250 ftSharp left onto Red, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miBear right onto Red Blue, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Green, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 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/north-viewpoint-blue-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

91% dirt4% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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