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Forest Park

Wake Robin Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Wake Robin Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Sankoty, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 558 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76062, -89.57269
Nearest town Sankoty, IL
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Wake Robin Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 491–559 ft

Out & Back · Forest Park

Trailhead: 40.76062, -89.57269

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 189 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Deer Run, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Deer Run, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Wake Robin Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wake Robin Trail extension, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftReach Wake Robin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Wake Robin Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Deer Run, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Lower Deer Run, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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/wake-robin-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 189 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Sankoty, Illinois