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Raceway Woods Forest Preserve

Gregg's Corkscrew & Meadowdale Trail via Raceway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 43 min

Gregg's Corkscrew & Meadowdale Trail via Raceway Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Raceway Woods Forest Preserve near Sleepy Hollow, IL. The route reaches Gregg's Corkscrew at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 915 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11399, -88.31569
Nearest town Sleepy Hollow, IL
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Gregg's Corkscrew & Meadowdale Trail via Raceway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 43 min

Elevation 793–917 ft

Out & Back · Raceway Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.11399, -88.31569

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Steffan's Loop, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Besinger Way, heading E.
  10. 400 ftBear left onto Steffan's Loop, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Besinger Way, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Steffan's Loop, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Besinger Way, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steffan's Loop, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Steffan Connector, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serpentine, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Serpentine, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Scarab's Revenge, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Serpentine, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Wood's Trail (South), heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Raceway Trail, heading N.
  24. 400 ftTurn right onto Meadowdale Trail, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftReach Gregg's Corkscrew, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 300 ftTurn left onto Raceway Trail, heading NE.
  28. 400 ftTurn left onto Wood's Trail (South), heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Serpentine, heading N.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 350 ftTurn right onto Scarab's Revenge, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Serpentine, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Serpentine, heading N.
  35. 450 ftContinue straight onto Steffan Connector, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Steffan's Loop, heading N.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Besinger Way, heading N.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steffan's Loop, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Besinger Way, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steffan's Loop, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Besinger Way, heading NW.
  42. 400 ftBear left onto Steffan's Loop, heading NE.
  43. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  48. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greggs-corkscrew-out-back

Trail surface

41% dirt7% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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