AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road is a 3.5-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 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 456 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turner Hollow Road 39.06405, -90.69735
Nearest town Turner Landing, IL
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Watson Lake via Turner Hollow Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 434–456 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Turner Hollow Road · 39.06405, -90.69735

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Turner Hollow Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miPass Watson Lake.
  3. 1.1 miReach Watson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 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-6-km

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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