Moraine View Trail via Ridgefield Trace
4.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Moraine View Trail via Ridgefield Trace is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Woods Park near Crystal Lake, IL. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine View Trail via Ridgefield Trace
4.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 848–939 ft
Out & Back · Sterne's Woods Park
Trailhead: 42.25526, -88.33651
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 66°F / low 60° · precip 97% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ridgefield Trace, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridgefield Trace, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Ridgefield Trace 3.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Ridgefield Trace 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Ridgefield Trace 3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Ridgefield Trace 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Ridgefield Trace 2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Ridgefield Trace 2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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