AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Private Utility Drive

2.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 52 min

Private Utility Drive is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Carpentersville, IL. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 942 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11603, -88.23635
Nearest town Carpentersville, IL
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Private Utility Drive

2.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 52 min

Elevation 864–943 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.11603, -88.23635

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto Private Utility Drive, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miReach Private Utility Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftArrive 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/private-utility-drive-out-back-4-km-0a13

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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