AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Turner Landing, IL. The route reaches Watson Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 440 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Pond 39.06210, -90.68402
Nearest town Turner Landing, IL
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Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 435–439 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Prairie Pond · 39.06210, -90.68402

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Watson Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Turner Hollow Road, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach Watson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  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/watson-lake-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

1% paved1% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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