Trailhead

Explosives Road Trailhead

IL

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Sat81°67°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Sun72°57°Showers And Thunderstorms
Mon67°53°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Tue65°53°Chance Rain Showers
Wed68°53°Partly Sunny
Thu70°54°Partly Sunny
Fri72°Mostly Sunny

Sat: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely · wind 5 to 10 mph SE

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Signal

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AT&T5G · Poor
T-Mobile5G · Good

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

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Overview

The Explosives Road Trailhead provides access to the 1.6 mile Newton Loop trail. This is a great bird watching area for Henslow sparrows, loggerhead shrikes, bobolinks, eastern meadowlarks, and dickcissels.

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47.9 mi away
Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
Visitor center · IN

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14.7 mi away

William G. Stratton State Park

State Park · IL

0.9 mi away

Midewin Other

National Forest · IL

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Signal

Cell coverage here

Verizon5G · Fair
AT&T5G · Poor
T-Mobile5G · Good

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Sat81°67°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Sun72°57°Showers And Thunderstorms
Mon67°53°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Tue65°53°Chance Rain Showers
Wed68°53°Partly Sunny
Thu70°54°Partly Sunny
Fri72°Mostly Sunny

Sat: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely · wind 5 to 10 mph SE

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Explosives Road Trailhead

7-day forecast

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Overview

Trails nearby

ROUTE 53 TRAIL

HENSLOW TRAIL

GROUP 63 TRAIL SPUR

GROUP 63 TRAIL

BLODGETT MARSH TRAIL

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Trip reports

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Photos from visitors

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More places nearby

Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education

William G. Stratton State Park

Midewin Other

Trails nearby

ROUTE 53 TRAIL

HENSLOW TRAIL

GROUP 63 TRAIL SPUR

GROUP 63 TRAIL

BLODGETT MARSH TRAIL

Photos from visitors

No photos from visitors yet

Reservations

Trip reports

No trip reports yet

Reviews

Cell coverage here

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