Burr Oak & Blue Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 49 min
Burr Oak & Blue Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve near Algonquin, IL. The route reaches Burr Oak at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Burr Oak & Blue Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 49 min
Elevation 823–904 ft
Out & Back · Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Green Trail · 42.14907, -88.31631
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Burr Oak.
- 0.3 miReach Burr Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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