Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve
Green Unpaved Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Green Unpaved Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve near Equestrian Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Unpaved Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 644–747 ft
Out & Back · Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.68017, -87.91803
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 97% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start on Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Green Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 8 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Edelweiss Lake & Green Unpaved Trail via Cal-Sag Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop 5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Green Unpaved Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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