Ascent of Horton Hill on 2012-04-30| Date: | Monday, April 30, 2012 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Horton Hill | | Location: | USA-Illinois | | Elevation: | 1000 ft / 304 m |
Ascent Trip ReportPrevious trip reports will get you to the start of the hike up the hill (at two slightly different start points). They propose two different routes. John Mitchler proposes the second route as a substantially shorter hike than the other route. I tried it. Since I haven't tried both routes I can't say for sure, but I'm sceptical whether the difficulty factor is lower on this route. He describes a 0.4 mi. hike. From my parking spot my GPS put the distance to the hp at 0.41 mi. but that's crow fly; it was an actual round trip walk of about 1.2. mi. and it's a steep bushwhack. The other route is described as 2 mi. (is that round trip or one way?) but a trail hike. The route I took also involves crossing posted private property and hopping barbed wire fences. While it was deserted enough that I didn't worry about being chased off, if you're nervous about access rights that may be another reason to question this route.
My down time was actually longer than the uphill because I got slowed down by a thunderstorm. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 390 ft / 118 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 15 ft / 4 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 1.2 mi / 1.9 km | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 390 ft / 118 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 375 ft / 114 m; Extra: 15 ft / 4m | | Loss on way in: | 15 ft / 4 m | | Distance: | 0.6 mi / 1 km | | Start Trailhead: | Somerset Rd. 625 ft / 190 m | | Time: | 18 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 0.6 mi / 1 km | | Time: | 23 Minutes |
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