Lake Run Forest Preserve

Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail is a 2.4-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 grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 689 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Trail 41.80693, -88.39590
Nearest town Tanner Woods, IL

Directions

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Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 680–688 ft

Out & Back · Lake Run Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Prairie Trail · 41.80693, -88.39590

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-County Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miReach Red Fox Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mid-County Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 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 surface

76% grass24% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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