Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve
North Loop Trail & South Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min
North Loop Trail & South Loop Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve near Farmington, IL. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi689 – 758 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95082, -88.32015
Nearest town Farmington, IL
Directions
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North Loop Trail & South Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min
Elevation 689–757 ft
Out & Back · Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.95082, -88.32015
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Red Gate Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Regional Trail Connection, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Loop Cutover Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Red Gate Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% grass27% gravel19% paved25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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