Blue Trail & Green Trail via Orange Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Blue Trail & Green Trail via Orange Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Oak Ridge Forest Preserve near Thorne Ledge, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail & Green Trail via Orange Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 708–782 ft
Out & Back · Oak Ridge 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 right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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- Blue Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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