Moraine View Viewpoint & Ridgefield Trace
15.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Moraine View Viewpoint & Ridgefield Trace is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Woods Park near Woodstock, IL. The route reaches Moraine View Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine View Viewpoint & Ridgefield Trace
15.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 873–965 ft
Out & Back · Sterne's Woods Park
Trailhead: 42.29796, -88.42629
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake & Kilkenny/Catalpa stop 382 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridgefield Trace, heading SE.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Moraine View Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridgefield Trace, heading W.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.6 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 5.2 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake & Kilkenny/Catalpa stop 382 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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