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3,488 ft
Distance
64 ft
Climb
-65 ft
Descent
00:05:46
Avg time
1 ft
Altitude change
847 ft
Altitude min
893 ft
Altitude max
892 ft
Altitude start
892 ft
Altitude end
-13.1%
Grade max
13.2%
Grade min
1,365 ft
Distance climb
1,171 ft
Distance down
951 ft
Distance flat
00:05:46
Avg time
Steffan's Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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- Trail Running
- Nordic Ski
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Riding AreaRaceway Woods Forest Preserve
Carpentersville, Illinois -
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Nordic Skiing
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerForest Preserve District of Kane County
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Steffan's Loop is a 3,488 ft popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Carpentersville Illinois. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- 15 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 164 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
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- 1,339 rides
- Last: Jun 28, 2026
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Directions to steffan-s-loop trailhead
(42.112580, -88.303800)
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Nearby Trails
- Steffan's Loop Connector 0 ft
- Steffan Connector 246 ft
- Prairie Serpentine 1,020 ft
- Besinger Way 1,486 ft
- South Trailhead 1,706 ft
Raceway Woods Forest Preserve
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Where is Steffan's Loop located?
Steffan's Loop is located in Raceway Woods Forest Preserve, Carpentersville, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Raceway Woods Forest Preserve trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 42.11258, -88.3038.
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How hard is Steffan's Loop?
Steffan's Loop is rated as Blue difficulty.
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What is the elevation gain for Steffan's Loop?
Steffan's Loop has 19 m of elevation gain. The trail has 20 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 258 m to 272 m.
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Is Steffan's Loop a point to point trail?
Steffan's Loop is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.
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