Sac Canyon–Kickapoo Canyon, 3 viewpoints is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Utica, IL. The route passes Aurora Canyon, Kickapoo Canyon and Sac Canyon. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi453 – 610 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32257, -88.99516
Nearest town Utica, IL
Directions
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Sac Canyon–Kickapoo Canyon, 3 viewpoints
1.9 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 44 min
Elevation 454–609 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.32257, -88.99516
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Aurora Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Aurora Canyon.
- 50 ftPass Kickapoo Canyon.
- 50 ftPass Sac Canyon.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Sac Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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