McHenry County Prairie Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 1 hr 26 min
McHenry County Prairie Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve near Terra Cotta, IL. It is mostly level, with 122 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 883 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fen View Trail 42.26178, -88.30797
Nearest town Terra Cotta, IL
Directions
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McHenry County Prairie Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 786–884 ft
Out & Back · Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Fen View Trail · 42.26178, -88.30797
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fen View Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Oak View Trail, heading N.
- 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 miReach McHenry County Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oak View Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fen View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% paved24% dirt11% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fen View Trail Trailhead
- Fen View Trail 2 mi · ▲ 209 ft
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