Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve
Belly Deep Slough–Cranberry Slough, 3 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Belly Deep Slough–Cranberry Slough, 3 lakes is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve near Willow Springs, IL. The route passes Cranberry Slough before reaching Belly Deep Slough at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Belly Deep Slough–Cranberry Slough, 3 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 659–724 ft
Out & Back · Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve
Trailhead: White Oak Trail · 41.70654, -87.87699
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 97% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cranberry Slough.
- 0.9 miReach Belly Deep Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto White Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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