Raceway Woods Forest Preserve

Meadowdale Trail & Raceway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 43 min

Meadowdale Trail & Raceway Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Raceway Woods Forest Preserve near Sleepy Hollow, IL. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 915 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11399, -88.31569
Nearest town Sleepy Hollow, IL

Directions

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Meadowdale Trail & Raceway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 43 min

Elevation 792–917 ft

Out & Back · Raceway Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.11399, -88.31569

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Steffan's Loop, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Besinger Way, heading E.
  10. 400 ftBear left onto Steffan's Loop, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Besinger Way, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Steffan's Loop, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Besinger Way, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steffan's Loop, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Steffan Connector, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serpentine, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Serpentine, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Scarab's Revenge, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Serpentine, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Wood's Trail (South), heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Raceway Trail, heading N.
  24. 400 ftTurn right onto Meadowdale Trail, heading N.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftReach Meadowdale Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 450 ftTurn left onto Raceway Trail, heading N.
  29. 400 ftTurn left onto Wood's Trail (South), heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Serpentine, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 300 ftTurn right onto Scarab's Revenge, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Serpentine, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Serpentine, heading N.
  36. 450 ftContinue straight onto Steffan Connector, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Steffan's Loop, heading N.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Besinger Way, heading N.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steffan's Loop, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Besinger Way, heading N.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steffan's Loop, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Besinger Way, heading N.
  43. 400 ftBear left onto Steffan's Loop, heading NE.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  46. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt7% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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