Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi)
3.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Volo Bog State Natural Area near Volo, IL. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi)
3.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 753–793 ft
Out & Back · Volo Bog State Natural Area
Trailhead: 42.34330, -88.17583
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Deerpath Trail Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint 2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Sullivan Lake–Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint, 4 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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