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Lake Run Forest Preserve

Mid-County Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Mid-County Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Run Forest Preserve near Tanner Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 702 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Savannah Knoll Trail 41.81129, -88.40019
Nearest town Tanner Woods, IL
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Mid-County Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 682–701 ft

Out & Back · Lake Run Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Savannah Knoll Trail · 41.81129, -88.40019

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Savannah Knoll Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mid-County Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miReach Mid-County Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Savannah Knoll Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 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/mid-county-trail-out-back

Trail surface

89% gravel11% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Tanner Woods, Illinois