Sand Ridge State Forest Sunset Point via Red Diamond Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Sand Ridge State Forest Sunset Point via Red Diamond Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Sand Ridge State Forest near Bishop, IL. The route reaches Sand Ridge State Forest Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sand Ridge State Forest Sunset Point via Red Diamond Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 487–543 ft
Out & Back · Sand Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: 40.39111, -89.87805
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Red Diamond Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Sand Ridge State Forest Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Red Diamond Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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