Edelweiss Lake & Green Unpaved Trail via Cal-Sag Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Edelweiss Lake & Green Unpaved Trail via Cal-Sag Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Equestrian Woods, IL. The route reaches Edelweiss Lake at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Edelweiss Lake & Green Unpaved Trail via Cal-Sag Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 585–747 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.68017, -87.91803
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cal-Sag Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miReach Edelweiss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Green Unpaved Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop 5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Green Unpaved Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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