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Outing - Dixon Waterfowl Perserve (Hennepin, Illinois)

  • Dixon Waterfowl Refuge South 780 East Hennepin, IL United States (map)

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Agenda:

4:30 am: Leave Quick Trip at Neil and Kenyon, Champaign, IL

6:00am: Stop at the BP in Winona for a quick restroom/snack stop.  (Note: there is a gas station in Granville N of the preserve a short distance we can go to for potty stops and snacks.)

6:17am:  Dawn 

6:30am: Arrive at Dixon Preserve, meeting at the parking near the observation tower.  Once everyone arrives, we will be moving to the north lot for the Marquis Oak Ridge Trail.  This is a 5.1 mile flat out and back hike.  There is a 20 foot drop down from the parking lot to the mostly flat trail.

6:36am: Sunrise

After the hike is done, if there's still the will to continue, we will go back to the main lot.  While the full trail there is 3.5 miles out and back, 100 foot total elevation change, there is a lot to see close to the lot.

7:09pm Sunset

7:47 pm:  Dusk

Driving directions:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hJ2GvVyxqtTKxooc8

https://www.illinoisriverroad.org/places/united-states/illinois/hennepin/nature-outdoor-recreation/sue-wes-dixon-waterfowl-refuge-at-hennepin-hopper-lakes/

https://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-overview

https://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-location-and-visiting

Trail Maps:

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https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/illinois/dixon-waterfowl-refuge

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/illinois/marquis-oak-ridge-trail

Earlier Event: September 8
Meeting - Champaign Public Library
Later Event: September 15
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