AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

3 of 12 spots
  1. Lake Glenview–Loyola Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi away

    Leave by 6:27 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:27 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:12 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 8 min before dark.

    0.2 mi to the viewpoint · 10 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

  2. Green Bay Trail 2.1 mi away

    Leave by 6:17 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:17 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:21 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.6 mi to the viewpoint · 28 min of walking

  3. Mary Mix McDonald Woods–Chicago Botanic Gardens Beach, 3 beaches 2.4 mi away

    Leave by 5:52 PM

    1. Leave trailhead5:52 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:46 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.6 mi to the viewpoint · 79 min of walking

  4. Techny Prairie Basin via Trail Through Time, 2.9 mi away

    Leave by 6:15 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:15 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:25 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.7 mi to the viewpoint · 36 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

  5. East Northbrook Trail 0 mi away

    Leave by 6:18 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:18 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:21 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.6 mi to the viewpoint · 28 min of walking

  6. Botton Bush–1st Pond, 3 lakes 1.6 mi away

    Be there by 6:32 PM

    1. Be there6:32 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Dark7:20 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

  7. Hibbard Woods–Erickson Woods, 10 lakes 0.1 mi away

    Leave by 6:02 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:02 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:36 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.2 mi to the viewpoint · 58 min of walking

  8. Watersmeet Woods–Harms Woods, 15 groves 0.1 mi away

    Leave by 6:03 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:03 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:36 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.2 mi to the viewpoint · 58 min of walking

  9. Erickson Woods–Skokie Lagoon #5, 10 lakes 0.5 mi away

    Leave by 6:31 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:31 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:08 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 12 min before dark.

    0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 2 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

  10. Eagle Pond–4th Pond, 3 lakes 1.6 mi away

    Leave by 5:42 PM

    1. Leave trailhead5:42 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:58 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    2.1 mi to the viewpoint · 101 min of walking

  11. 4th Pond & North Branch Blue Unpaved Trail via North Branch (green) Trail, (north section) 1.6 mi away

    Leave by 6:19 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:19 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:20 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark.

    0.5 mi to the viewpoint · 26 min of walking

  12. North Branch Blue Unpaved Trail 1.6 mi away

    Leave by 6:09 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:09 PM
    2. Sunset6:52 PM
    3. Head back7:07 PM
    4. At your car7:31 PM
    5. Dark7:20 PM

    Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.0 mi to the viewpoint · 46 min of walking