Burnham Park

Soldier Field Sledding Hill–31st Street Harbor, 9 beaches

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Soldier Field Sledding Hill–31st Street Harbor, 9 beaches is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Burnham Park near Hyde Park, IL. The route passes 57th Street Beach, Model Yacht Basin, 49th Street Beach and 6 more before reaching Soldier Field Sledding Hill at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 607 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79957, -87.58224
Nearest town Hyde Park, IL

Directions

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Soldier Field Sledding Hill–31st Street Harbor, 9 beaches

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 580–606 ft

Out & Back · Burnham Park

Trailhead: 41.79957, -87.58224

Weather Sep 22: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 4% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: S Hyde Park & 53rd Street stop 143 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miPass 57th Street Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto 55th Street Access Path, heading E.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Model Yacht Basin.
  7. 500 ftPass 49th Street Beach.
  8. 0.2 miPass 49th Street Beach.
  9. 0.3 miPass Morgan Point.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftPass 41st Street Beach.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miPass 31st Street Harbor.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miPass Margaret Burroughs Beach.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miPass Burnham Harbor South Basin.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sledding Hill Climb, heading N.
  28. 50 ftReach Soldier Field Sledding Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 1 miContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading SE.
  41. 250 ftBear left onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading S.
  42. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
  44. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 150 ftTurn right onto 55th Street Access Path, heading SE.
  46. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% paved22% other6% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 60°F54°
Precip4%Wind13 mphUV4Humidity68%
Rained 2.5″ 2 days ago (5.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Wed 63°58°
Thu 67°58°
Fri 68°59°
Sat 70°58°
Sun 64°60°
Mon 75°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Hyde Park & 53rd Street stop 143 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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