McHenry County Prairie Trail & Oak View Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 1 hr 11 min
McHenry County Prairie Trail & Oak View Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve near Terra Cotta, IL. It is mostly level, with 90 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 909 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McHenry County Prairie Trail 42.28469, -88.30190
Nearest town Terra Cotta, IL
Directions
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McHenry County Prairie Trail & Oak View Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 90 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 786–908 ft
Out & Back · Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: McHenry County Prairie Trail · 42.28469, -88.30190
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start on McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oak View Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Steep Climb, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moraine View Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach McHenry County Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Steep Climb, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Oak View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
76% paved24% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM
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