Cranberry Slough–Boomerang Slough, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Cranberry Slough–Boomerang Slough, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Spears Woods near Willow Springs, IL. The route passes Boomerang Slough and Cranberry Slough. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi623 – 738 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spears Woods Trail Access 41.72566, -87.85318
Nearest town Willow Springs, IL
Directions
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Cranberry Slough–Boomerang Slough, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 623–740 ft
Out & Back · Spears Woods
Trailhead: Spears Woods Trail Access · 41.72566, -87.85318
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Unpaved Spur Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Boomerang Slough.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miReach Cranberry Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Cranberry Slough.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Black Unpaved Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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