Sawmill Creek Waterfall via Main Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near Palisades, IL. The route reaches Sawmill Creek Waterfall at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 692 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71171, -87.95531
Nearest town Palisades, IL
Directions
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Sawmill Creek Waterfall via Main Trail
1.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 26 min
Elevation 627–691 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.71171, -87.95531
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Sawmill Creek Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn 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
75% dirt25% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Main Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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