Oakhill Annex #2 & Valley Line Trail via Sauganash Trail is a 5-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 mi594 – 620 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98305, -87.74824
Nearest town Sauganash, IL
Directions
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Oakhill Annex #2 & Valley Line Trail via Sauganash Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 593–621 ft
Out & Back · LaBagh Woods and Sauganash Prairie Preserves
Trailhead: 41.98305, -87.74824
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Cicero & Forest Glen stop 272 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto North Branch Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Weber Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Oakhill Annex #2.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sauganash Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Oakhill Annex #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Weber Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto North Branch Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% paved16% dirt12% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cicero & Forest Glen stop 272 m from the trailhead
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