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.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 702 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25694, -87.87853
Nearest town Kennedy, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 1.8 miSharp left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading N.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  12. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 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

61% gravel17% paved1% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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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