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Forest Glen County Preserve

Crab Tree Trail & River Ridge Back Pack Trail

6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Crab Tree Trail & River Ridge Back Pack Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Forest Glen County Preserve near Meeks, IL. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 666 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Woods Trail 40.00642, -87.55486
Nearest town Meeks, IL
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Crab Tree Trail & River Ridge Back Pack Trail

6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 588–667 ft

Out & Back · Forest Glen County Preserve

Trailhead: Big Woods Trail · 40.00642, -87.55486

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River Ridge Back Pack Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Crab Tree Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miReach River Ridge Back Pack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto River Ridge Back Pack Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.3 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-river-ridge-back-pack-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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