CAMBr Yellow Trail & Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr
CAMBr Yellow Trail & Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Paul Douglas Forest Preserve near South Barrington, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 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 & Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 753–821 ft
Out & Back · Paul Douglas Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.06741, -88.11122
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Connector, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto CAMBr Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach CAMBr Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
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