Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road
6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Kritesville, IL. The route reaches Watson Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road
6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 434–472 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mississippi River Road · 39.09080, -90.66717
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start on Mississippi River Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Turner Hollow Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Watson Lake.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Watson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Mississippi River Road, heading N.
- 2.2 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 3.3 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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