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Loud Thunder Forest Preserve

Sac-Fox Trail (Front Loop)

2.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 46 min

Sac-Fox Trail (Front Loop) is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Loud Thunder Forest Preserve near Midway Beach, IA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 722 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42685, -90.83735
Nearest town Midway Beach, IA
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Sac-Fox Trail (Front Loop)

2.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 46 min

Elevation 633–720 ft

Out & Back · Loud Thunder Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.42685, -90.83735

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sac-Fox Trail (Front Loop), heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miReach Sac-Fox Trail (Front Loop), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftArrive 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/sac-fox-trail-front-loop-out-back-3-km-345b

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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