Willow Creek Recreation Path

Willow Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Willow Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Willow Creek Recreation Path near Harlem, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 758 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 42.34683, -89.01493
Nearest town Harlem, IL

Directions

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Willow Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 731–757 ft

Out & Back · Willow Creek Recreation Path

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 42.34683, -89.01493

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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 surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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