AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phelps Ditch Road & West Clear Lake Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Phelps Ditch Road & West Clear Lake Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Clear Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 449 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Clear Lake Road 40.04516, -90.34906
Nearest town Clear Lake, IL
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Phelps Ditch Road & West Clear Lake Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 437–448 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Clear Lake Road · 40.04516, -90.34906

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on West Clear Lake Road, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Phelps Ditch Road, heading N.
  3. 2.9 miReach West Clear Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.9 miTurn left onto West Clear Lake Road, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miArrive 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/phelps-ditch-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 10 min before dark.

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