AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves

Oakhill Annex #2 & North Branch Red Paved Trail via Valley Line Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Oakhill Annex #2 & North Branch Red Paved Trail via Valley Line Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves near Sauganash, IL. The route reaches Oakhill Annex #2. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 614 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00097, -87.74097
Nearest town Sauganash, IL
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Oakhill Annex #2 & North Branch Red Paved Trail via Valley Line Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 585–615 ft

Out & Back · LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves

Trailhead: 42.00097, -87.74097

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Cicero & Albion stop 592 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Valley Line Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sauganash Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miPass Oakhill Annex #2.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Weber Spur Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto North Branch Red Paved Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach Oakhill Annex #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Weber Spur Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Sauganash Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Valley Line Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/oakhill-annex-2-north-branch-red-paved-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

78% paved19% gravel1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cicero & Albion stop 592 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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