Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve

Oak View Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 44 min

Oak View Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve near Terra Cotta, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 935 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26549, -88.30055
Nearest town Terra Cotta, IL

Directions

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Oak View Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 44 min

Elevation 835–934 ft

Out & Back · Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.26549, -88.30055

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak View Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading W.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 200 ftBear left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 200 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 100 ftTurn left onto Oak View Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 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 surface

93% dirt3% grass1% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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