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Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve

McHenry County Prairie Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min

McHenry County Prairie Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve near Terra Cotta, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 846 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26549, -88.30055
Nearest town Terra Cotta, IL
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McHenry County Prairie Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min

Elevation 786–847 ft

Out & Back · Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.26549, -88.30055

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miReach McHenry County Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mchenry-county-prairie-trail-out-back-4-km-0188

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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