Blue Trail via Orange Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Blue Trail via Orange Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Oak Ridge Forest Preserve near Thorne Ledge, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail via Orange Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 716–773 ft
Out & Back · Oak Ridge Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.18105, -88.96428
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 68°F / low 59° · precip 95% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Orange Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Orange Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Green Trail via Orange Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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