CAMBr Yellow Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 50 min
CAMBr Yellow Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Paul Douglas Forest Preserve near Plum Grove Village, IL. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CAMBr Yellow Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 753–821 ft
Out & Back · Paul Douglas Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.08326, -88.07747
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Harper College stop 517 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 W.
- 0.2 miReach CAMBr Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Connector, heading SW.
- 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 E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Harper College stop 517 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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