Big Rock Forest Preserve

Northwestern Lot Line Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Northwestern Lot Line Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Big Rock Forest Preserve near Big Rock, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 702 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75429, -88.51493
Nearest town Big Rock, IL

Directions

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Northwestern Lot Line Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 690–704 ft

Out & Back · Big Rock Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.75429, -88.51493

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northwestern Lot Line Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miReach Northwestern Lot Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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