Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve
Railroad Prairie Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Railroad Prairie Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve near Freeman, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Railroad Prairie Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 888–915 ft
Out & Back · Freeman Kame - Meagher Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.12485, -88.39512
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Railroad Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Railroad Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Central Loop Trail & West Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Leekwanai Trail South–North Forest Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 124 ft
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