Boomerang Slough & White Oak Trail via Yellow Unpaved Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Boomerang Slough & White Oak Trail via Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Spears Woods near Willow Springs, IL. The route reaches Boomerang Slough at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 728 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White Oak Trail 41.70654, -87.87699
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL
Directions
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Boomerang Slough & White Oak Trail via Yellow Unpaved Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 676–729 ft
Out & Back · Spears Woods
Trailhead: White Oak Trail · 41.70654, -87.87699
Weather Sep 20: 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 miSharp left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Boomerang Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto White Oak Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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