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Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve

Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Des Plaines River Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Des Plaines River Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve near Rosecrans, IL. The route reaches Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.8 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.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 679 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46507, -87.94556
Nearest town Rosecrans, IL
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Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint via Des Plaines River Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 662–679 ft

Out & Back · Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.46507, -87.94556

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading S.
  4. 3.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 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/sedge-meadow-forest-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

73% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Hikes near Rosecrans, Illinois