Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve
Norton Woods via Red Gate Bridge Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Norton Woods via Red Gate Bridge Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve near Farmington, IL. The route reaches Norton Woods at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Norton Woods via Red Gate Bridge Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 684–749 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Red Gate Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Norton Woods.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Norton Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Gate Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Gate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto South Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- North Loop Trail & South Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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