Pond Loop 0.44mi()
3.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Pond Loop 0.44mi() is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area near Silver Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pond Loop 0.44mi()
3.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 745–833 ft
Out & Back · Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.23730, -88.23678
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pond Loop 0.44mi(), heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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