Veteran Acres Park

Moraine View Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 56 min

Moraine View Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Veteran Acres Park near Terra Cotta, IL. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 935 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26549, -88.30055
Nearest town Terra Cotta, IL

Directions

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Moraine View Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 56 min

Elevation 835–934 ft

Out & Back · Veteran Acres Park

Trailhead: 42.26549, -88.30055

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak View Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine View Trail, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kettle View Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftTurn left onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftTurn left onto Oak View Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  35. 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

97% dirt2% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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