Prickly Pear Hiking Viewpoint & Prickly Pear Hiking Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min
Prickly Pear Hiking Viewpoint & Prickly Pear Hiking Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Woodland Valley Courts, IL. The route reaches Prickly Pear Hiking Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prickly Pear Hiking Viewpoint & Prickly Pear Hiking Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min
Elevation 631–677 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Cr Road · 42.18308, -90.25273
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Prickly Pear Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Prickly Pear Hiking Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miReach Prickly Pear Hiking Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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