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Forest Glen County Preserve

Crab Tree Trail & River Ridge Back Pack Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Crab Tree Trail & River Ridge Back Pack Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Forest Glen County Preserve near Meeks, IL. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 663 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Ridge Back Pack Trail 40.00793, -87.57110
Nearest town Meeks, IL
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Crab Tree Trail & River Ridge Back Pack Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 588–663 ft

Out & Back · Forest Glen County Preserve

Trailhead: River Ridge Back Pack Trail · 40.00793, -87.57110

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto River Ridge Back Pack Trail, heading N.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Crab Tree Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach River Ridge Back Pack 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. 1.4 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-river-ridge-back-pack-trail-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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