CAMBR Brown Trail & CAMBr Yellow Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 56 min
CAMBR Brown Trail & CAMBr Yellow Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Paul Douglas Forest Preserve near Plum Grove Village, IL. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CAMBR Brown Trail & CAMBr Yellow Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 725–827 ft
Out & Back · Paul Douglas Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.07667, -88.06088
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Algonquin & Quentin stop 338 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto CAMBR Green Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto CAMBR Green Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach CAMBr Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto CAMBR Green Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Connector, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Algonquin & Quentin stop 338 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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