Illinois trails · Walnut Trail
Walnut Trail
A 3.9-mile network in Illinois, with 208 ft of climbing. Reaches Prairie Point.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 2.6 and mile 3.9. It gives back about 476 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Prairie Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Walnut Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 14 min drive (49 mi) from Freeport. 42.32029, -90.36250 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.9-mile route takes roughly 1 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:45 a.m. — 9 h 35 min before sunset.