Volo Bog State Natural Area

Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint & Prairie Ridge Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint & Prairie Ridge Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Volo Bog State Natural Area near Palm Beach, IL. The route reaches Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 771 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35592, -88.18255
Nearest town Palm Beach, IL

Directions

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Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint & Prairie Ridge Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 744–772 ft

Out & Back · Volo Bog State Natural Area

Trailhead: 42.35592, -88.18255

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Deerpath Trail Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Deerpath Trail Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarack View Trail (2.8 mi), heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 11 min before dark.

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