AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nachusa Grasslands

Stone Barn Savanna

3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Stone Barn Savanna is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Nachusa Grasslands near Kingdom, IL. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 771 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89563, -89.39321
Nearest town Kingdom, IL
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Stone Barn Savanna

3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 671–771 ft

Out & Back · Nachusa Grasslands

Trailhead: 41.89563, -89.39321

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Stone Barn Savanna, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miArrive 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/stone-barn-savanna-out-back-6-km-2ac2

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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.

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