AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve

Railroad Prairie Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Railroad Prairie Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve near The Landings, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 896 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13973, -88.39751
Nearest town The Landings, IL
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Railroad Prairie Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 880–897 ft

Out & Back · Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.13973, -88.39751

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start on Railroad Prairie Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miReach Railroad Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/railroad-prairie-trail-out-back-4-km-05de

Trail surface

64% grass36% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.

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