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Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Frontenac, IL. The route reaches Lake Patterson. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 738 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76033, -88.22913
Nearest town Frontenac, IL
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Lake Patterson & Beaver Trail via Meadowview Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 696–738 ft

Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76033, -88.22913

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

Transit-accessible: New York & Frontenac stop 124 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  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 SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miPass Lake Patterson.
  10. 0.1 miBear 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 right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fifth Avenue Bike Trail, heading W.
  17. 450 ftReach Lake Patterson, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 500 ftTurn left onto Lake Patterson Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading N.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miBear left onto Meadowview Trail, heading E.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-patterson-lake-patterson-out-back-3-lakes-9-km-d4ba

Trail surface

22% grass11% gravel9% paved58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: New York & Frontenac stop 124 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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