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Paul Douglas Forest Preserve

CAMBR Brown Trail & CAMBr Yellow Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min

CAMBR Brown Trail & CAMBr Yellow Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Paul Douglas Forest Preserve near Hoffman Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 827 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 42.06722, -88.08213
Nearest town Hoffman Estates, IL
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CAMBR Brown Trail & CAMBr Yellow Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 763–827 ft

Out & Back · Paul Douglas Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail · 42.06722, -88.08213

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto CAMBR Green Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto CAMBR Green Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftReach CAMBr Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftBear left onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading N.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto CAMBR Green Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto CAMBR Brown Trail, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 500 ftContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miBear right onto Connector, heading E.
  31. 250 ftTurn left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cambr-brown-trail-cambr-yellow-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

58% paved33% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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