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Harry Semrow Preserve

Rand Road Bikeway

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Rand Road Bikeway is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Harry Semrow Preserve near Forest River, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 659 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.07391, -87.91254
Nearest town Forest River, IL
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Rand Road Bikeway

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 643–660 ft

Out & Back · Harry Semrow Preserve

Trailhead: 42.07391, -87.91254

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Business Center Drive & Feehanville stop 272 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Kensington Buisness Center Path, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rand Road Bikeway, heading S.
  13. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miReach Rand Road Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Kensington Buisness Center Path, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 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/rand-road-bikeway-out-back-8-km-cf18

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Business Center Drive & Feehanville stop 272 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Forest River, Illinois