Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint via Pines Dunes Yellow Loop
4.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint via Pines Dunes Yellow Loop is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Pine Dunes Forest Preserve near Schaufel Corners, IL. The route reaches Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint via Pines Dunes Yellow Loop
4.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 690–797 ft
Out & Back · Pine Dunes Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.48494, -87.97093
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Pines Dunes Yellow Loop, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Millennium Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pines Dunes Yellow Loop, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sterling Lake–Pines Dunes Yellow Viewpoint, 5 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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