Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve
Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve near Perryville, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi705 – 771 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 42.21231, -88.97795
Nearest town Perryville, IL
Directions
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Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 704–773 ft
Out & Back · Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 42.21231, -88.97795
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
88% grass12% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:57 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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