AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rice Hollow & ROW

3.3 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Rice Hollow & ROW is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Grafton, IL. The route reaches Rice Hollow. It climbs 294 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97009, -90.40826
Nearest town Grafton, IL
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Rice Hollow & ROW

3.3 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 452–769 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.97009, -90.40826

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miPass Rice Hollow.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto ROW, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miReach Rice Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 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/rice-hollow-row-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Grafton, Illinois