Willow Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Willow Creek Recreation Path near Harlem, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 731–773 ft
Out & Back · Willow Creek Recreation Path
Trailhead: Zenith Parkway · 42.34450, -89.01304
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 67°F / low 59° · precip 80% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Zenith Parkway, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Zenith Parkway, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Zenith Parkway Trailhead
- Perryville Path 12 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Perryville Path 11.9 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Perryville Path 3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Perryville Path 3.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Perryville Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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