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Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve

Central Meadow Trail & North Forest Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Central Meadow Trail & North Forest Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve near Freeman, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 955 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Central Meadow Trail 42.11039, -88.38827
Nearest town Freeman, IL
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Central Meadow Trail & North Forest Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Elevation 896–953 ft

Out & Back · Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Central Meadow Trail · 42.11039, -88.38827

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start on Central Meadow Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Camping Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto North Forest Trail, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftReach Central Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Camping Loop Trail, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftBear right onto Central Meadow Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/central-meadow-trail-north-forest-trail-out-back-3-km-4068

Trail surface

87% grass5% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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