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Forest Glen County Preserve

Crab Tree Trail & Deer Meadow Trail via River Ridge Back Pack Trail

3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Crab Tree Trail & Deer Meadow Trail via River Ridge Back Pack Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Forest Glen County Preserve near Meeks, IL. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 663 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Meadow Trail 40.01654, -87.57831
Nearest town Meeks, IL
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Crab Tree Trail & Deer Meadow Trail via River Ridge Back Pack Trail

3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 588–663 ft

Out & Back · Forest Glen County Preserve

Trailhead: Deer Meadow Trail · 40.01654, -87.57831

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Deer Meadow Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto River Ridge Back Pack Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crab Tree Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach Deer Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto River Ridge Back Pack Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Deer Meadow Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 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/crab-tree-trail-deer-meadow-trail-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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