Nature Loop

Nature Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Nature Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Nature Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.22217, -88.58078. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nature Loop

• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~6 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pettit Memorial Chapel · church · Boone · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum · museum · Boone · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~37 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~38 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nature Loop

Other treks near Nature Loop

• Pedway · trek · Cook · ~109 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee RiverWalk · trek · Milwaukee · ~133 km · Must-see
• Bugline Trail · trek · Waukesha · ~134 km · Must-see
• Sugar Maple Loop · trek · McHenry · ~1 km
• Hiking / Ski Trail · trek · McHenry · ~1 km
• Kettle View Trail · trek · McHenry · ~28 km
• Prairie View Trail · trek · McHenry · ~28 km
• VA Sterne's Woods Trail · trek · McHenry · ~28 km
• Fen View Trail · trek · McHenry · ~29 km
• Moraine View Trail · trek · McHenry · ~29 km

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