Oakhurst Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 771 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75947, -88.23888
Nearest town Frontenac, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miPass Lake Patterson.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Patterson Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miReach Lake Patterson, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Lake Patterson Trail, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading S.
  24. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading E.
  26. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miBear left onto Meadowview Trail, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

30% grass9% paved6% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: New York & Oakhurst stop 40 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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