Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint
2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 51 min
Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Volo Bog State Natural Area near Volo, IL. The route reaches Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. 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) Viewpoint
2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 51 min
Elevation 756–793 ft
Out & Back · Volo Bog State Natural Area
Trailhead: 42.34330, -88.17583
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 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 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 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 6:34 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) 3.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Sullivan Lake–Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint, 4 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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