Meadowview Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Meadowview Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Oakhurst Forest Preserve near Frontenac, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Meadowview Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 687–738 ft
Out & Back · Oakhurst Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.75591, -88.21855
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: McCoy & Commons stop 117 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McCoy & Commons stop 117 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadowview Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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- Lake Patterson via Meadowview Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fifth Avenue Bike Trail via Meadowview Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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