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Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Meadowview Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Meadowview Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Scraper-Moecherville, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 712 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76032, -88.26352
Nearest town Scraper-Moecherville, IL
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Meadowview Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 697–713 ft

Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76032, -88.26352

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

Transit-accessible: New York & Kautz/County Line stop 255 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftSharp right onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading W.
  14. 400 ftReach Meadowview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading N.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading N.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Meadowview Trail, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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/meadowview-trail-out-back-4-km-f2b6

Trail surface

49% grass7% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: New York & Kautz/County Line stop 255 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Scraper-Moecherville, Illinois