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Heron Pond Trail

Local route2.0 km · 1.2 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Dutchman 9 mi · 15 kmExplore Illinois →

Illinois, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J6°-2°95
  2. F9°0°91
  3. M15°5°112
  4. A20°10°113
  5. M25°15°139
  6. J30°20°106
  7. J31°22°103
  8. A31°22°77
  9. S27°18°85
  10. O21°12°96
  11. N14°6°109
  12. D8°0°106

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
6.6 km S of Vienna (Johnson County, Illinois) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Illinois
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.3594, -88.9196
Route start
37.3573, -88.9132
OpenStreetMap
relation 8857435
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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Cedar Creek

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Double Bridge

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Lake Glendale Trail

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