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Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve

Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-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 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 771 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail 42.21231, -88.97795
Nearest town Perryville, IL
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Green Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 704–773 ft

Out & Back · Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Orange Trail · 42.21231, -88.97795

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 400 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-trail-orange-trail-out-back-4-sights-377e

Trail surface

89% grass11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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