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Captain Daniel Wright Woods & Half Day Forest Preserve Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Illinois

Captain Daniel Wright Woods & Half Day Forest Preserve Loop

Vernon Hills, Illinois

2.4 mi

Distance

226 ft

Elev. Gain

50m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Captain Daniel Wright Woods & Half Day Forest Preserve Loop is a loop trail in Lake County, Illinois. It is 2.4 miles long. It is in or next to Mettawa, Illinois.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:200 ft
Max:216 ft
Gain:69 ft
Loss:69 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 200 ft and 216 ft across 2.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.200 ft205 ft211 ft216 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.8 mi2.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi204 ft
High point1.7 mi216 ft
End2.4 mi204 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Mettawa, IL · in or next to town
County:
Lake County, IL

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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