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Oakhurst Forest Preserve

Meadowview Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Meadowview Trail is a 5.6-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.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 738 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76066, -88.21950
Nearest town Frontenac, IL
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Meadowview Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 54 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading W.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftReach Meadowview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading E.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading E.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Meadowview Trail, heading N.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.7 miArrive 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-9-km-b1ff

Trail surface

21% grass79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Commons & New York stop 51 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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