Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Museum Meander Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Museum Meander Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve near Mahomet, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 728 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Museum Meander Trail 40.20469, -88.38941
Nearest town Mahomet, IL

Directions

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Museum Meander Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 685–727 ft

Out & Back · Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Museum Meander Trail · 40.20469, -88.38941

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Museum Meander Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 250 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

75% dirt21% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead