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University of Illinois Arboretum

Southern Arboretum Woodlands

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Southern Arboretum Woodlands is a 1-mile out-and-back in University of Illinois Arboretum near Urbana, IL. The route reaches Southern Arboretum Woodlands at the turnaround, 0.4 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 mi725 – 738 ft1.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09097, -88.21878
Nearest town Urbana, IL
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Southern Arboretum Woodlands

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Elevation 726–737 ft

Out & Back · University of Illinois Arboretum

Trailhead: 40.09097, -88.21878

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 25% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lincoln at Japan House stop 122 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miReach Southern Arboretum Woodlands, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/southern-arboretum-woodlands-out-back

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F67°
Precip25%Wind11 mphUV4Humidity90%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:55 PM
Mon 67°59° 21%
Tue 64°56°
Wed 65°52°
Thu 66°53°
Fri 71°57°
Sat 67°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln at Japan House stop 122 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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