Moraine View Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Moraine View Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Woods Park near Holcombville Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine View Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 835–938 ft
Out & Back · Sterne's Woods Park
Trailhead: 42.27615, -88.32127
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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