Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve
Central Loop Trail & West Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Central Loop Trail & West Loop Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve near Freeman, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Central Loop Trail & West Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Elevation 888–938 ft
Out & Back · Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.12485, -88.39512
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach West Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Central Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Railroad Prairie Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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