Horsetail Lake–Green Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Horsetail Lake–Green Unpaved Trail, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Sag Valley Forest Preserve near Anand Brook, IL. The route reaches Horsetail Lake at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horsetail Lake–Green Unpaved Trail, 4 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 644–747 ft
Out & Back · Sag Valley Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur · 41.64975, -87.92399
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Black Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Horsetail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Yellow Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Green Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sag Valley Brown Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sag Valley Orange Unpaved Spur Trailhead
- Sag Valley Red Unpaved Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Blue Unpaved Trail–Brown Unpaved Trail, 8 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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