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Forest Glen County Preserve

River Ridge Back Pack Trail

5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 44 min

River Ridge Back Pack Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Forest Glen County Preserve near Meeks, IL. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 666 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.1 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

5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 573–667 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. 2.5 miReach River Ridge Back Pack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 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-river-ridge-back-pack-trail-out-back-8-km-a75c

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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