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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak View Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Oak View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- McHenry County Prairie Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Moraine View Viewpoint via Oak View Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Moraine View Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Oak View Trail 3 mi · ▲ 183 ft
- Oak View Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 132 ft
- Oak View Trail 3 mi · ▲ 183 ft
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