Central Loop Trail

Central Loop Trail: 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 Central Loop Trail

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 Central Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.12798, -88.24230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Loop Trail

• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Barrington United Methodist Church · church · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · ~12 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Community Church · church · Cook · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~19 km · Must-see
• Medieval Times · attraction · Cook · ~19 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Legoland Discovery Center Chicago · park · Cook · ~25 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Loop Trail

Other treks near Central Loop Trail

• Pedway · trek · Cook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee RiverWalk · trek · Milwaukee · ~132 km · Must-see
• Bugline Trail · trek · Waukesha · ~143 km · Must-see
• Pink Trail · trek · Kane · ~7 km
• Brown Trail · trek · Kane · ~7 km
• Blue Trail · trek · Kane · ~7 km
• Red Trail · trek · Kane · ~8 km
• Orange Trail · trek · Kane · ~8 km
• Yellow Trail · trek · Kane · ~8 km
• Green Trail · trek · Kane · ~8 km

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