Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve
Longjohn Slough–Cranberry Slough, 7 sights
9 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Longjohn Slough–Cranberry Slough, 7 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve near Willow Springs, IL. The route passes Longjohn Slough, Cranberry Slough and Boomerang Slough. It climbs 257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Longjohn Slough–Cranberry Slough, 7 sights
9 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 594–730 ft
Out & Back · Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Alley C · 41.73647, -87.87375
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Archer & Willow Springs stop 495 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Single Track Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Longjohn Slough.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Farm Pond Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Single Track Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Cranberry Slough.
- 1.4 miPass Boomerang Slough.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Orange Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Archer & Willow Springs stop 495 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Alley C Trailhead
- Tan Unpaved Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Redwing Slough–Boomerang Slough, 4 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Tan Unpaved Trail 2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Boomerang Slough–Pollywog Slough, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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