Stone Barn Savanna
5.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Stone Barn Savanna is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nachusa Grasslands near Lost Nation, IL. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stone Barn Savanna
5.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 694–771 ft
Out & Back · Nachusa Grasslands
Trailhead: 41.88087, -89.34151
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Stone Barn Savanna, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
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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