Timber Lake & Raven Glen Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Raven Glen Preserve Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Timber Lake & Raven Glen Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Raven Glen Preserve Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Raven Glen Forest Preserve near Hickory Corners, IL. The route passes Timber Lake before reaching Raven Glen Forest Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Timber Lake & Raven Glen Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Raven Glen Preserve Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 751–776 ft
Out & Back · Raven Glen Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.44872, -88.01202
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Raven Glen Preserve Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Timber Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Raven Glen Forest Preserve Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miReach Timber Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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