AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Batchtown, IL. The route reaches Watson Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 443 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.01854, -90.67315
Nearest town Batchtown, IL
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Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 432–444 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.01854, -90.67315

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 3.9 miSharp right onto Turner Hollow Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Watson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 3.8 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/watson-lake-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

17% grass1% paved1% gravel81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.

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