Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point via Wauponsee Glacial Trail
16 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point via Wauponsee Glacial Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back near Symerton, IL. The route reaches Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point via Wauponsee Glacial Trail
16 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 624–677 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wauponsee Glacial Trail · 41.32892, -88.05221
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wauponsee Glacial Trail, heading NE.
- 8 miReach Wauponsee Glacial Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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