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Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point & Wauponsee Glacial Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point & Wauponsee Glacial Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Manhattan, IL. The route reaches Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 686 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42542, -87.99520
Nearest town Manhattan, IL
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Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point & Wauponsee Glacial Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 665–687 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.42542, -87.99520

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Wauponsee Glacial Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miPass Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point.
  4. 1.4 miReach Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  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/wauponsee-glacial-sunset-point-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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