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Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve

Norton Woods via South Loop Trail

2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 42 min

Norton Woods via South Loop Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve near Farmington, IL. The route reaches Norton Woods. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 742 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94715, -88.31795
Nearest town Farmington, IL
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Norton Woods via South Loop Trail

2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 42 min

Elevation 684–742 ft

Out & Back · Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.94715, -88.31795

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Gate Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Red Gate Bridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miPass Norton Woods.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Norton Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Gate Bridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Gate Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  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-out-back-via-south-loop-trail

Trail surface

29% gravel13% paved4% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Farmington, Illinois