Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 46 min
Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile loop in Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve near Pecatonica, IL. The route reaches Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 46 min
Elevation 764–875 ft
Loop · Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 42.28338, -89.37642
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve Sunset Point.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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