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Atwood Park & Lodge

Sandstone Wall & Founder's 56

1.9 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 42 min

Sandstone Wall & Founder's 56 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Atwood Park & Lodge near Mancuso Village Park, IL. The route reaches Sandstone Wall at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 778 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17963, -89.06103
Nearest town Mancuso Village Park, IL
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Sandstone Wall & Founder's 56

1.9 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 42 min

Elevation 691–778 ft

Out & Back · Atwood Park & Lodge

Trailhead: 42.17963, -89.06103

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Suspension bridge, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Daisy Cutter, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Sandstone Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Suspension bridge, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftSharp left onto Founder's 56, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  25. 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/sandstone-wall-founders-56-out-back

Trail surface

77% dirt23% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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