Rock Springs Conservation Area
Prairie Pond & Woodland Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 50 min
Prairie Pond & Woodland Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Rock Springs Conservation Area near Wyckles Corners, IL. The route reaches Prairie Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Pond & Woodland Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 50 min
Elevation 618–692 ft
Out & Back · Rock Springs Conservation Area
Trailhead: 39.82280, -89.02791
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Prairie Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Discovery Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Woodland Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Prairie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Discovery Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Rock Spring–Miller's Mill Overlook, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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