AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thornwood Retention Path

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Thornwood Retention Path is a 2-mile out-and-back near Youngsdale, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 787 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98234, -88.35015
Nearest town Youngsdale, IL
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Thornwood Retention Path

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 768–787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.98234, -88.35015

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Crestwood & Briargate stop 571 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Thornwood Retention Path, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Thornwood Retention Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 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/thornwood-retention-path-out-back

Trail surface

66% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Crestwood & Briargate stop 571 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Youngsdale, Illinois