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Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Frontenac, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 738 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75591, -88.21855
Nearest town Frontenac, IL
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Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 687–738 ft

Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.75591, -88.21855

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Transit-accessible: McCoy & Commons stop 117 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Fifth Avenue Bike Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miReach Fifth Avenue Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Meadowview Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  19. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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/fifth-avenue-bike-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

24% grass10% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McCoy & Commons stop 117 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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