Green Trail & Red Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Green Trail & Red Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve near Pecatonica, IL. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Trail & Red Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 779–891 ft
Out & Back · Seward Bluffs Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Red Trail · 42.28182, -89.36346
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start on Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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