Blue Unpaved Trail–Brown Unpaved Trail, 8 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Blue Unpaved Trail–Brown Unpaved Trail, 8 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Anand Brook, IL. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Unpaved Trail–Brown Unpaved Trail, 8 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 590–747 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur · 41.64975, -87.92399
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Brown Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Purple Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Blue Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur Trailhead
- Horsetail Lake–Green Unpaved Trail, 4 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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