Moraine Hills State Park

Wetland Scenic View & Fox River Trail (2.0 mi) Loop

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Wetland Scenic View & Fox River Trail (2.0 mi) Loop is a 2-mile loop in Moraine Hills State Park near Ferndale, IL. The route reaches Wetland Scenic View. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 751 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail (2.0 mi) 42.31307, -88.23851
Nearest town Ferndale, IL

Directions

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Wetland Scenic View & Fox River Trail (2.0 mi) Loop

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 734–751 ft

Loop · Moraine Hills State Park

Trailhead: Fox River Trail (2.0 mi) · 42.31307, -88.23851

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Fox River Trail (2.0 mi), heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftPass Wetland Scenic View.
  5. 1.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% other2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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