Veteran Acres Park

Oak View Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 56 min

Oak View Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Veteran Acres Park near Terra Cotta, IL. It is mostly level, with 132 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 935 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Oak View Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 56 min

Elevation 834–935 ft

Out & Back · Veteran Acres Park

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. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Kettle View Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Moraine View Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine View Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Oak View Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 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

97% dirt2% grass1% 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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