Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Middlefork Greenway
8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Middlefork Greenway is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve near Kennedy, 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.
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Middlefork Greenway
8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 664–703 ft
Out & Back · Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.25694, -87.87853
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, 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.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
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