Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min
Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve near Seward, IL. The route reaches Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min
Elevation 773–866 ft
Out & Back · Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.27565, -89.38104
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Orange Trail & Red Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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