Rocky Spring & Rocky Spring Nature Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Rocky Spring & Rocky Spring Nature Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Spring Access Area near Mode, IL. The route reaches Rocky Spring at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rocky Spring & Rocky Spring Nature Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 573–637 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Spring Access Area
Trailhead: Rocky Spring Nature Trail · 39.30118, -88.70762
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rocky Spring Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miReach Rocky Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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