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Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Prairie Point–Cedar Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Prairie Point–Cedar Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Witkowsky State Wildlife Area near Rodden, IL. The route reaches Prairie Point at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,001 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Trail 42.29408, -90.34351
Nearest town Rodden, IL
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Prairie Point–Cedar Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 743–999 ft

Out & Back · Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Cedar Trail · 42.29408, -90.34351

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left onto Walnut Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miReach Prairie Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miSharp right onto Cedar Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.5 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/prairie-point-cedar-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

53% grass47% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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