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Warren Special Recreation

Washington Street Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Washington Street Path is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Warren Special Recreation near Gages Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 794 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36227, -87.98317
Nearest town Gages Lake, IL
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Washington Street Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 758–794 ft

Out & Back · Warren Special Recreation

Trailhead: 42.36227, -87.98317

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Washington & Old Walnut stop 299 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Almond Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miReach Washington Street Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 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/washington-street-path-out-back-4-km-a057

Trail surface

7% paved93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington & Old Walnut stop 299 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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