Moraine View Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 46 min
Moraine View Trail Loop is a 2-mile loop in Veteran Acres Park near Crystal Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine View Trail Loop
2 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 46 min
Elevation 854–935 ft
Loop · Veteran Acres Park
Trailhead: 42.25268, -88.31990
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Kettle View Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fen View Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Moraine View Viewpoint & Moraine View Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Moraine View Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Moraine View Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Moraine View Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Moraine View Viewpoint & Moraine View Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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