Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Middlefork Greenway
9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Middlefork Greenway is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve near Kennedy, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middlefork Greenway
9.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 664–710 ft
Out & Back · Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.25786, -87.87443
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Eagle Lake via Middlefork Greenway 4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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