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Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Walnut Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Walnut Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Witkowsky State Wildlife Area near Winston, IL. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,017 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walnut Trail 42.32044, -90.36250
Nearest town Winston, IL
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Walnut Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 743–1,017 ft

Out & Back · Witkowsky State Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Walnut Trail · 42.32044, -90.36250

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Walnut Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.9 miReach Walnut Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.9 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/walnut-trail-out-back-6-km-76e1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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