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Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve

Eagle Lake via Middlefork Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Eagle Lake via Middlefork Greenway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve near Kennedy, IL. The route reaches Eagle Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 696 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25786, -87.87443
Nearest town Kennedy, IL
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Eagle Lake via Middlefork Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 661–697 ft

Out & Back · Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.25786, -87.87443

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miPass Eagle Lake.
  4. 0.2 miReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 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/eagle-lake-conway-park-pond-3-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

61% gravel12% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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