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Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Veterans Memorial Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 41 min

Veterans Memorial Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wood Ridge Forest Preserve near Welco Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 732 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67975, -88.03122
Nearest town Welco Corners, IL
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Veterans Memorial Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 41 min

Elevation 593–730 ft

Out & Back · Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.67975, -88.03122

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 100 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/veterans-memorial-trail-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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