Blue Path
2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min
Blue Path is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Deer Run Forest Preserve near Thorne Ledge, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Path
2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min
Elevation 703–782 ft
Out & Back · Deer Run Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.19545, -88.97930
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Path, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Blue Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail & Green Trail via Orange Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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