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Middle Fork River Forest Preserve

Point Pleasant Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Point Pleasant Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork River Forest Preserve near Penfield, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 719 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Point Pleasant Trail 40.36353, -87.96131
Nearest town Penfield, IL
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Point Pleasant Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 698–718 ft

Out & Back · Middle Fork River Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Point Pleasant Trail · 40.36353, -87.96131

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Point Pleasant Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miReach Point Pleasant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 miArrive 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/point-pleasant-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Penfield, Illinois