AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Welch Creek

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Welch Creek is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Sugar Grove, IL. The route reaches Welch Creek at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 705 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75331, -88.49124
Nearest town Sugar Grove, IL
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Welch Creek

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 668–704 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75331, -88.49124

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miReach Welch Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 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/welch-creek-welch-creek-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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