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Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Veterans Memorial Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Veterans Memorial Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wood Ridge Forest Preserve near Stonegate, IL. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 732 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69269, -88.02140
Nearest town Stonegate, IL
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Veterans Memorial Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 586–730 ft

Out & Back · Wood Ridge Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.69269, -88.02140

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miReach Veterans Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 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/veterans-memorial-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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