AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fox River Bluff Forest Preserve

Norton Woods & North Loop Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 30 min

Norton Woods & North Loop Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Fox River Bluff Forest Preserve near Novak Park, IL. The route reaches Norton Woods at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 751 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Loop Trail 41.95253, -88.31669
Nearest town Novak Park, IL
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Norton Woods & North Loop Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 30 min

Elevation 684–752 ft

Out & Back · Fox River Bluff Forest Preserve

Trailhead: North Loop Trail · 41.95253, -88.31669

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regional Trail Connection, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Gate Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Gate Bridge Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miPass Norton Woods.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Norton Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Gate Bridge Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Gate Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Regional Trail Connection, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/norton-woods-north-loop-trail-out-back-via-north-loop-trail

Trail surface

46% paved2% grass52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Novak Park, Illinois