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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-County Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Red Fox Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mid-County Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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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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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- Prairie Trail & Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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