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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass 57th Street Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 55th Street Access Path, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Model Yacht Basin.
- 500 ftPass 49th Street Beach.
- 0.2 miPass 49th Street Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Morgan Point.
- 0.4 miBear right onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass 41st Street Beach.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass 31st Street Harbor.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Margaret Burroughs Beach.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Burnham Harbor South Basin.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sledding Hill Climb, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Soldier Field Sledding Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto 43rd Street Access Path, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 55th Street Access Path, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
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
More from this trailhead
- Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 5 beaches 6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Morgan Point–41st Street Beach, 5 beaches 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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