Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Eola, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 696–717 ft
Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.75866, -88.25151
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: New York & Vaughn stop 28 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Fifth Avenue Bike Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Fifth Avenue Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Meadowview Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: New York & Vaughn stop 28 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadowview Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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