AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Evans Drive

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

West Evans Drive is a 3-mile out-and-back near Darwin, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 449 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30305, -87.59124
Nearest town Darwin, IL
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West Evans Drive

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 443–450 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.30305, -87.59124

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:37 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto West Evans Drive, heading NE.
  4. 1 miReach West Evans Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 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/west-evans-drive-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:37 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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