Prairie Trail & Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Prairie Trail & Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Run Forest Preserve near Tanner Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Trail & Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 680–711 ft
Out & Back · Lake Run Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Forest Trail · 41.80819, -88.39395
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start on Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mid-County Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mid-County Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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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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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- Red Fox Loop via Mid-County Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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