Glacial Park Conservation Area
Camelback Kame via McHenry County Prairie Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Camelback Kame via McHenry County Prairie Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Glacial Park Conservation Area near Genoa City, WI. The route reaches Camelback Kame at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Camelback Kame via McHenry County Prairie Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 768–854 ft
Out & Back · Glacial Park Conservation Area
Trailhead: McHenry County Prairie Trail · 42.49502, -88.32409
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start on McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 5.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Camelback Kame, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 7.5 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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