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Meadowbrook Park

The Pines walking path

5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 56 min

The Pines walking path is a 5.7-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.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 755 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09300, -88.16264
Nearest town Mira, IL
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The Pines walking path

5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 688–754 ft

Out & Back · Meadowbrook Park

Trailhead: 40.09300, -88.16264

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Pines walking path, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 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/the-pines-walking-path-out-back-9-km-4f29

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 3 min before dark.

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