Meadowview Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Meadowview Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Frontenac, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Meadowview Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 697–738 ft
Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.76066, -88.21950
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Commons & New York stop 51 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Commons & New York stop 51 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadowview Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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