Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Lake Patterson via Meadowview Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Lake Patterson via Meadowview Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Frontenac, IL. The route reaches Lake Patterson. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 738 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75591, -88.21855
Nearest town Frontenac, IL

Directions

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Lake Patterson via Meadowview Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 687–738 ft

Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.75591, -88.21855

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

Transit-accessible: McCoy & Commons stop 117 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miPass Lake Patterson.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Patterson Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miReach Lake Patterson, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading E.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

18% grass8% gravel1% paved73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McCoy & Commons stop 117 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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