The Pines walking path
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
The Pines walking path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meadowbrook Park near Mira, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Pines walking path
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 688–750 ft
Out & Back · Meadowbrook Park
Trailhead: 40.09300, -88.16264
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 25% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Pines walking path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Pines walking path 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- The Pines walking path 5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Prairie Path 5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- The Pines walking path 5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- The Pines walking path 5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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