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Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve

The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 51 min

The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve near Kishwaukee Glen, IL. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 853 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail 42.18902, -89.02451
Nearest town Kishwaukee Glen, IL
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The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 51 min

Elevation 786–853 ft

Out & Back · Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve

Trailhead: The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail · 42.18902, -89.02451

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miReach The Kishwaukee Gorge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1 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/the-kishwaukee-gorge-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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