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Jurgensen Woods

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Jurgensen Woods near Holbrook, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 630 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.54797, -87.62185
Nearest town Holbrook, IL
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Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 595–631 ft

Out & Back · Jurgensen Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.54797, -87.62185

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 3.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 2.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 1.5 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/thorn-creek-red-paved-trail-out-back-17-km-8781

Trail surface

56% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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