Sterne's Woods Park

Moraine View Viewpoint via Oak View Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 46 min

Moraine View Viewpoint via Oak View Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Woods Park near Terra Cotta, IL. The route reaches Moraine View Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 935 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Moraine View Viewpoint via Oak View Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 46 min

Elevation 835–934 ft

Out & Back · Sterne's Woods Park

Trailhead: 42.26549, -88.30055

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 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. 250 ftPass Moraine View Viewpoint.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftReach Moraine View Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  32. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 100 ftTurn left onto Oak View Trail, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  42. 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

95% dirt3% grass1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

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

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