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Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve

North Loop Trail & North Prairie Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

North Loop Trail & North Prairie Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve near Native Prairie, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 804 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Loop Trail 41.86254, -88.42572
Nearest town Native Prairie, IL
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North Loop Trail & North Prairie Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 774–805 ft

Out & Back · Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve

Trailhead: East Loop Trail · 41.86254, -88.42572

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Prairie Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto North Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto N-S Connector Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-loop-trail-out-back-8952

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Native Prairie, Illinois