Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Des Plaines River Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Des Plaines River Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve near Wadsworth, IL. The route reaches Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Des Plaines River Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 662–683 ft
Out & Back · Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.44343, -87.93827
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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