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Forest Glen County Preserve

River Ridge Back Pack Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

River Ridge Back Pack Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Forest Glen County Preserve near Meeks, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 653 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Ridge Back Pack Trail 40.01655, -87.57571
Nearest town Meeks, IL
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River Ridge Back Pack Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Elevation 601–653 ft

Out & Back · Forest Glen County Preserve

Trailhead: River Ridge Back Pack Trail · 40.01655, -87.57571

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River Ridge Back Pack Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miReach River Ridge Back Pack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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/river-ridge-back-pack-trail-out-back-4-km-0418

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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