Outer Loop;Bluff Trail & Valley Road via Spring Creek Greenway
2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min
Outer Loop;Bluff Trail & Valley Road via Spring Creek Greenway is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Pilcher Park near Pine Needle, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outer Loop;Bluff Trail & Valley Road via Spring Creek Greenway
2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min
Elevation 635–680 ft
Out & Back · Pilcher Park
Trailhead: 41.54769, -88.01789
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Maple & Parkwood stop 657 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Spring Creek Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Outer Loop;Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Spring Creek Greenway, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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 (~14 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Maple & Parkwood stop 657 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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