Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Middlefork Greenway
8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Middlefork Greenway is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve near Melody, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middlefork Greenway
8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 664–710 ft
Out & Back · Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.25866, -87.88110
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Middlefork Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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 4.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Middlefork Greenway 8.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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