Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail
4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Frontenac, IL. The route reaches Lake Patterson. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail
4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 696–770 ft
Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.75947, -88.23888
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: New York & Oakhurst stop 40 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Patterson.
- 450 ftBear left onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Patterson Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Patterson, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lake Patterson Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Meadowview Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: New York & Oakhurst stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadowview Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Meadowview Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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